Songs
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Songs
- Here are entered works for solo voice with secular texts. Works with sacred texts are entered under the heading [Sacred songs.] For works consisting of art songs, this heading is qualified as appropriate by voice range and specification of accompaniment, e.g. [Songs (High voice) with piano; Songs with orchestra; Songs, Unaccompanied.] For works consisting of songs of ethnic or national character this heading is qualified by the name of the language or language group and subdivided by place, e.g. [Songs, French; Songs, English--United States; Songs, Slavic.]
- For works consisting of songs of an individual ethnic group, additional subject entries are made under the headings [[ethnic group]--[place]--Music and Music--[place].] For works consisting of songs of a national group, additional subject entry is made under the heading [Music--[place].]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125040
- info:lc/authorities/sh85125040
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85125040#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Arias
- Ariettas
- Art songs
- Lieder
- Solo songs
- Solo vocal music, Secular
- Songs with various acc.
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
- Songs with various acc.
Sources
- found: Am. heritage dict. (Lied, pl. Lieder: a German art song in the style of a ballad for solo voice and piano)
General Notes
- Here are entered works for solo voice with secular texts. Works with sacred texts are entered under the heading [Sacred songs.] For works consisting of art songs, this heading is qualified as appropriate by voice range and specification of accompaniment, e.g. [Songs (High voice) with piano; Songs with orchestra; Songs, Unaccompanied.] For works consisting of songs of ethnic or national character this heading is qualified by the name of the language or language group and subdivided by place, e.g. [Songs, French; Songs, English--United States; Songs, Slavic.]
- For works consisting of songs of an individual ethnic group, additional subject entries are made under the headings [[ethnic group]--[place]--Music and Music--[place].] For works consisting of songs of a national group, additional subject entry is made under the heading [Music--[place].]
Example Notes
- Note under [Sacred songs]
Change Notes
- 2005-08-04: new
- 2011-01-31: revised
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