a song characterized by the rhythmic nature of the accompaniment, designed to make the audience feel charmed. (An old-fashioned term and idea; these days, “charm” is no longer fashionable in a new...
A comedy song is defined as a song in which the lyrics make us laugh out loud more than once. Comedy songs are generally complaints, and very often indulge in self-pity. Self-pity is only attractive when it makes us laugh. Ballads and uptempo songs are characterized...
A song in which two singers sing simultaneously, at least for a portion of the...
A song in which more than two singers sing, usually simultaneously, but perhaps in...
Note: We used to call this kind of song a “charm” song; many composers still do. We have found, however, that the commodity “charm” has gone out of fashion in musical theatre, and songs which used to be considered charming are now rather...
