folk song

noun

a song originating among the people of a country or area, passed by oral tradition from one singer or generation to the next, often existing in several versions, and marked generally by simple, modal melody and stanzaic, narrative verse.

a song of similar character written by a known composer.

Origin of folk song

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby folk song

folk rock, folk-sing, folk singer, folk singing, folk society, folk song, folksonomy, folksy, folk tale, folktronica, folkways

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Example sentences from the Web for folk song

She says the thing she was singing is a Polish folk-song about death and sorrow, and it's called a—what was that, Anna?
Cheerful--By Request|Edna Ferber
The concrete elements of folk-song, rhythm and scale, as they are more apparent, are far less important.
Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies|Philip H. Goepp
The influence of the folk-song is certainly most marked in the slow movements, just as that of the dance is shown in the finales.
Haydn|John F. Runciman
She sang in Hungarian, a folk-song, and a love song of the people of her own land.
The Mark of the Beast|Sidney Watson

The fabliau takes every phase of life for its subject; the folk-song acquires elegance and does not lose raciness and truth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for folk song

folk song

noun

a song of which the music and text have been handed down by oral tradition among the common people

a modern song which employs or reflects the folk idiom

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单词	folk song
释义	folk song noun a song originating among the people of a country or area, passed by oral tradition from one singer or generation to the next, often existing in several versions, and marked generally by simple, modal melody and stanzaic, narrative verse. a song of similar character written by a known composer. Origin of folk song First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby folk song folk rock, folk-sing, folk singer, folk singing, folk society, folk song, folksonomy, folksy, folk tale, folktronica, folkways Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for folk song She says the thing she was singing is a Polish folk-song about death and sorrow, and it's called a—what was that, Anna? Cheerful--By Request\|Edna Ferber The concrete elements of folk-song, rhythm and scale, as they are more apparent, are far less important. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies\|Philip H. Goepp The influence of the folk-song is certainly most marked in the slow movements, just as that of the dance is shown in the finales. Haydn\|John F. Runciman She sang in Hungarian, a folk-song, and a love song of the people of her own land. The Mark of the Beast\|Sidney Watson The fabliau takes every phase of life for its subject; the folk-song acquires elegance and does not lose raciness and truth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for folk song folk song noun a song of which the music and text have been handed down by oral tradition among the common people a modern song which employs or reflects the folk idiom Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to folk song country music, folk, balladry, ethnomusicology
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folk song

noun

Origin of folk song

Words nearby folk song

Example sentences from the Web for folk song

British Dictionary definitions for folk song

noun

Words related to folk song