song cycle

noun

: a group of related songs designed to form a musical entity

Examples of song cycle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Art of the Lie seems to present itself as a song cycle about coming to terms with your parents as an older gay man. Alfred Soto, SPIN, 14 June 2024 But Peck’s approach, which imagines the album as a song cycle in which a group of hikers goes into the woods to tell stories around a campfire, drew her in. Juan A. Ramírez, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024 The song cycle, based on Thomas’ own experience, co-stars mezzo-soprano Deborah Nansteel. Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 The concert will also feature a song cycle by Trombore performed by soprano Laura Lowry and pianist Jessica Koebbe. Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for song cycle 

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Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of song cycle was in 1870

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“Song cycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/song%20cycle. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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