a fairly large choir; a refrain of a song
Chorus
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Refrain
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a chorus or a part of a song that recurs often at the end of each of a number of verses
Scat song
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nonsense words generally used only in the improvised chorus as part of a song that otherwise has ordinary words
Coro
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Italian
choir, chorus
Air
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tune, tuneful song, art song accompanied by the lute or viola da gamba
Art song
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designed to stand alone and written for the concert hall, rather than a traditional or folk song
Ayre
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tune, tuneful song, art song accompanied by the lute or viola da gamba
Ballad
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a narrative song, often sentimental, with verses alternating with a refrain
Maggiolata
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Italian
a May song, a Spring song