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Vocal music
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-- See Also the narrower term Ballads
Here are entered collections of ballads in various unrelated languages. Works in a single language or group of languages are entered under this heading with language qualifier, e.g. Ballads, English; Ballads, Germanic. For works consisting of ballads of an individual ethnic group, additional subject entries are made under the heading [ethnic group]--Music and under the heading Folk music--[place] or Music--[place].
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-- See Also the narrower term Chamber music
Here are entered miscellaneous collections of chamber music for various combinations of two through nine solo instruments or voices with instrumental accompaniment.Collections for the same combination of solo performers, and individual works, are entered under headings specifying the medium of performance, e.g. Bassoon music (Bassoons (2)); Duets (Unspecified instruments (2)); String quartets; Suites (Bassoon, clarinet, trombone, violin); Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble.
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-- See Also the narrower term Chants
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-- See Also the narrower term Choruses
Here are entered collections of sacred and secular choral compositions for various groups of voices (men's, mixed, women's, etc.) both accompanied and unaccompanied. For collections or single works the heading may be qualified as appropriate in the following order: 1) voice grouping; 2) number of vocal parts; and 3) accompaniment or the specification, Unaccompanied. Works about choruses are entered under the heading Choral music.The number of vocal parts is specified when 8 or fewer when 1) the voices are unaccompanied, or when the accompaniment is: 2) not indicated; 3) for continuo; 4) for solo instrument; or 5) for 2 of the same keyboard instrument.Works about choruses as performance groups are entered under headings such as Choirs (Music), Choral societies.
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-- See Also the narrower term Part songs
Here are entered secular vocal chamber music works for solo voices or chorus, unaccompanied or with instruments, including collections and individual works in more than one language. Part songs in a single language are entered under the heading qualified by the language, e.g. Part songs, English.Part songs composed in a specific form are entered under the form, e.g. Polyphonic chansons.
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Here are entered miscellaneous collections of sacred vocal music. Works about sacred vocal music are entered under Church music; Synagogue music--History and criticism; and similar headings.
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-- See Also the narrower term 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].
--subdivision Songs and music under names of persons, corporate bodies, places, classes of persons, ethnic groups, wars, and topical headings for collections or single works of vocal or instrumental music about the topic or entity named; and subdivision Music under ethnic groups for music of the group
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-- See Also the narrower term Throat singing
Here are entered musical works using the vocal technique in which a singer produces more than one audible tone at the same time.
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