Song

1. (Ger. Gesang; Fr. chant; It. can’to) Vocal musical expre ion or utterance.—2. (Ger. Lied, Fr. chanson; It. canzo’ne.) A short lyrical or narra tive poem with a musical setting characterized by a structure in simple periods. Songs may be divided, according as they are cla ed as spon taneous popular productions or the re- 184 SONNANTE— sult of artistic inspiration, in 2 broad groups, folk-songs and art-songs, though the former were doubtle originally conceived by specially gifted singers of earlier times, and the latter are freent written with studied simplicity Gok ‘thimlich). Further, art-songs are either sérephic (i.e, each, strophe sung to the same tune, with a deviation at most in the final one), or composed through (see Durch! komponieren)— The so-called song-form Ger. Lied’form), either vocal or instrumental, has 3 sections and 2 themes, the second contrasting theme occupying the and Section. (Gee Form)