a song describing an unrequited love
Torch song
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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
Maggiolata
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Italian
a May song, a Spring song
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
Trinklied
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German
drinking song
Vaudeville
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French
street song
Abendlied
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German
evening song