1
: relating to, containing, or consisting of strophes
2
of a song
: using the same music for successive stanzas compare through-composed
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Many, if not most, of the songs are strophic, with the same music repeated three, four or five times for different verses.
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Ian Bostridge, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
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Ian Bostridge, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
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“Strophic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strophic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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