song cycle

collocation in English

meaningsofsongandcycle

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song
noun
uk
/sɒŋ/us
/sɑːŋ/
a usually short piece of music with words that ...
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cycle
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/us
/ˈsaɪ.kəl/
UK
a ...
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(Definition ofsongandcyclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsong cycle

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To me, thesongcycleis as important a medium as the instrumental sonata.
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The poems of the four songs are epigrams, yet they yield a miniaturesongcycle, miniature only in terms of actual duration.
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Ligeti continues to fashion brilliant revisions of the tried but true genres of concerto, solo étude,songcycle, choral work, and character piece.
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Now we get a very differentsongcycle.
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It is the onlysongcyclein his entire repertoire.
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It is asongcycleabout coming of age, growth and self-discovery of people mostly in their 20s.
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The entiresongcyclehas the flavor of the traditional musical esthetic.
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It is the earliest extendedsongcycleto be widely performed.
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Chadburn describes this album as a big bandsongcycleabout science and information.
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They are arranged in asongcycleand touch on lighthearted romantic themes and socially conscious messages.
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However, there is debate in the scholarly community about this proposedsongcyclegrouping.
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It seemed like it was time to musically revisit our solar system and come up with our ownsongcycle.
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Thesongcycleis set for solo voice and piano.
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He is best known for thesongcyclewhich is volume one.
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Instead, the band chose to record an orchestralsongcycleabout a typical working day.
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He has written seven musical scores, including a three-movement piano suite, asongcyclefor 16 a capella voices, and various chamber works.
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In 2007, four more songs were added and thesongcyclewas formed.
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She had long wished to turn some of the letters by her father into asongcycle.
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It too finds the sensuality of the verses it sets, though in its structure it resembles a conventional 19th-centurysongcycle.
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