A song written to be sung in recital, typically with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem.
Example sentencesExamples
Mahler, meanwhile, took the art song from the recital venue to the concert hall by replacing the piano accompaniment with orchestra.
Indeed, the recording contains some of Rorem's most exuberant songs - not surprising, given the 77-year-old's reputation as America's preeminent exponent of the art song.
In fact, this concert, co-sponsored by the Vocal Arts Society, was the inauguration of a major project, involving Hampson and his Hampsong Foundation, to revive interest in America's art song.
He ends up, then, with a weird but accessible art song.
As an introduction to German art song, I could not think of a better CD in existence.
Definition of art song in US English:
art song
noun
Music
A song written to be sung in recital, typically with piano accompaniment and often set to a poem.
Example sentencesExamples
In fact, this concert, co-sponsored by the Vocal Arts Society, was the inauguration of a major project, involving Hampson and his Hampsong Foundation, to revive interest in America's art song.
Mahler, meanwhile, took the art song from the recital venue to the concert hall by replacing the piano accompaniment with orchestra.
Indeed, the recording contains some of Rorem's most exuberant songs - not surprising, given the 77-year-old's reputation as America's preeminent exponent of the art song.
As an introduction to German art song, I could not think of a better CD in existence.
He ends up, then, with a weird but accessible art song.