a sea-song which has a chorus, which is sung by all, and verses that are usually sung by only one voice
Shanty
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nonsense words generally used only in the improvised chorus as part of a song that otherwise has ordinary words
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a musical setting is syllabic when one and only one note is related to one syllable in the text
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