Art song is a kind of music genre that combines poetry and music to complete the task of artistic expression. Its name was established by the works of Schubert, a romantic music master, and it became an independent song type. It combines beautiful melody and human voice, which are the two most common musical factors, and makes art songs have strong expressive force and appreciation. It is a unique artistic expression of romantic music in19th century.
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The tune of an art song, including a singing part and an accompaniment part, is usually accompanied by a piano. The significance of this accompaniment part is not only a lotus leaf-like foil to the singing part, but also the use of various expressions in music art to make accompaniment and singing perfectly intertwined, forming a musical melody texture, thus shaping a complete and rich musical image.
Art songs are mostly solo in singing form. But the voices are widely used, including soprano solo, coloratura soprano solo, mezzo-soprano solo, tenor solo, baritone solo, and even bass solo and mezzo-soprano solo. In addition, there is a choir and several duets.
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Baidu Encyclopedia-Art Songs