part song
Americannoun
noun
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a song composed in harmonized parts
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(in more technical usage) a piece of homophonic choral music in which the topmost part carries the melody
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Etymology
Origin of part song
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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There is a ten-minute-long “Amazing Grace,” part song, part sermon, that could come only from someone steeped in the tradition of her father’s Delta whooping.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016
Back then "glee" referred to a specific form of unaccompanied English part song - singing with two or more voice parts, with one part carrying the melody - and were all male.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2010
A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, Ð most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
At the same time the popularity of part song was established in Italy and music of this type was employed even for the most convivial occasions.
From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by W. J. (William James) Henderson
The part song method was at the basis of all these old lute songs.
From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by W. J. (William James) Henderson
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