vocal composition
C20393
concept
A vocal composition is a musical work written specifically for the human voice, often with text, and may be performed solo or by multiple singers with or without instrumental accompaniment.
Observed surface forms (21)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sacred vocal composition | 11 |
| vocal music composition | 8 |
| vocal movement | 4 |
| classical vocal piece | 3 |
| classical vocal work | 3 |
| vocal music | 3 |
| vocal music work | 3 |
| vocal-orchestral composition | 3 |
| vocal chamber music movement | 2 |
| vocalese song | 2 |
| chamber-vocal work | 1 |
| secular vocal work | 1 |
| solo vocal piece | 1 |
| vocal chamber work | 1 |
| vocal music cycle | 1 |
| vocal music piece | 1 |
| vocal solo piece | 1 |
| vocal song cycle | 1 |
| vocal standard | 1 |
| vocal-only track | 1 |
| vocalese composition | 1 |
Instances (91)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Le Marteau sans maître | — |
| You ring upon my finger | vocal music composition |
| Frauenliebe und -leben | vocal music work |
| A Capella (Something's Missing) | vocal-only track |
|
concert work "Canciones para voz y piano"
surface form:
Canciones para voz y piano
|
vocal music |
| Be My Love | vocal standard |
| BWV 232 | sacred vocal composition |
| BWV 244 | — |
|
Cantata III
surface form:
Cantata III (Christmas Oratorio)
|
sacred vocal composition |
| Cantata IV | sacred vocal composition |
| Cantata VI | sacred vocal composition |
| Knoxville: Summer of 1915 | vocal-orchestral composition |
| Dover Beach, Op. 3 | chamber-vocal work |
| It’s True, I Went to the Market | classical vocal work |
| All I Was Doing Was Breathing | — |
| Where Did You Go? | — |
|
Ya imeni yeyo ne znayu (Hermann’s aria)
surface form:
Ya imeni yeyo ne znayu
|
classical vocal work |
| Puccini arias | vocal music |
| Dream of the Song | — |
| Stimmung | — |
| Stabat Mater, RV 621 | sacred vocal composition |
| Altri canti d’Amor | vocal music composition |
| Hor che’l ciel e la terra | vocal music composition |
| Lamento della ninfa | — |
| Armato il cor d’adamantina fede | — |
| Dolcissime sirene | vocal music composition |
| Chi vol haver felice e lieto il core | vocal music composition |
| Ohimè dov’è il mio ben | vocal music composition |
| Ballo: Volgendo il ciel | — |
| Musikalische Exequien | — |
|
Bachianas Brasileiras
surface form:
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5
|
vocal chamber work |
|
“Angels, ever bright and fair”
surface form:
Angels, ever bright and fair
|
classical vocal work |
| Lukas-Passion | sacred vocal composition |
| Libera me | sacred vocal composition |
| IV. Urlicht | vocal movement |
|
fourth movement "Urlicht"
surface form:
Urlicht
|
vocal movement |
| Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major | vocal-orchestral composition |
| Commentaire I de "Bourreaux de solitude" | vocal chamber music movement |
| Commentaire II de "Bourreaux de solitude" | vocal chamber music movement |
| Commentaire III de "Bourreaux de solitude" | vocal movement |
| Comfort ye, my people | — |
| Sérénade de Méphistophélès | solo vocal piece |
| Romance de Marguerite "D'amour l'ardente flamme" | vocal solo piece |
| Improvisation III sur Mallarmé | vocal-orchestral composition |
| Stabat Mater in C minor | sacred vocal composition |
| Songs and Dances of Death | — |
|
Sunless (song cycle)
surface form:
Sunless
|
— |
| The Nursery (song cycle) | — |
|
Italian cantata Aci, Galatea e Polifemo by George Frideric Handel
surface form:
Aci, Galatea e Polifemo
|
secular vocal work |
|
Missa L’homme armé
surface form:
Missa L’homme armé (Morales)
|
sacred vocal composition |