a narrative song, often sentimental, with verses alternating with a refrain
Ballad
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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
Ayre
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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
Air
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tune, tuneful song, art song accompanied by the lute or viola da gamba
Air de cour
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French
monodic song or chanson often with a simple lute accompaniment
Chorus
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a fairly large choir; a refrain of a song
Dumka
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a Slavonic folk ballad, alternately slow and quick, often in a minor key
Harmonics (Natural and Artificial)
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Natural harmonics are produced at specific open string nodes (often 12th, 7th, and 5th frets). Artificial harmonics combine a…