song cycle

noun

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

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In 2014, with his 50th birthday approaching, the singer-songwriter-bandleader behind the New York pop ensemble the Magnetic Fields and other indie groups conceived an autobiographical song cycle, with one song for each year of his life. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 Trixies is a song cycle centering on a mythical bar and its working class stiffs and gangsters that’s one-part Cheers, the other The Untouchables. Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 9 Mar. 2026 Was that an influence on you trying to sort of write in terms of a song cycle? Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026 Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey leaves her mark on the immortal song cycle under the auspices of Art Song Chicago (formerly the Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago). Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for song cycle

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 10 May. 2026.

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