chanteys

noun

variants or chanties or shanties
plural of chantey
as in ballads

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  1. ballads
  2. ditties
  3. choruses
  4. arias
  5. spirituals
  6. lyrics
  7. songs
  8. standards
Noun
  • Up until that point, a lot of people thought that my greatest strength was to sing heartbreak ballads.
    — Jeffrey Masters, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • There were hair-metal bands that only had power ballads — Firehouse or some band with 17th century French aristocrat hair.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballads
Noun
  • Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026
Definition of ditties
Noun
  • Full of big moments, rousing choruses, barstool sing-alongs, and even a few weepers, Stages is an album calibrated to the live experience.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026
  • There are no memorable choruses, hooky instrumentals passages, or spellbinding solos, all which have been a part of the band’s sonic identity, including on Life Is But a Dream… to an extent.
    — Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of choruses
Noun
  • The opera contains five arias, and Baby Doe sings three big duets all set to a uniquely American melodies.
    — Libby Smith, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.
    — Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026
Definition of arias
Noun
  • Delta musicians also often used call-and-response patterns, which were common in African music and were used in other blues styles and in African American sacred music, including spirituals.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
  • Over his career, Sykes performed in venues around the world and across genres — opera, gospel, spirituals, show tunes, folk and pop — working with figures including Renée Fleming, Terence Blanchard, Carlos Santana, Julie Andrews and Brian Wilson.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of spirituals
Noun
  • Guo Degang was accused of violating public morals for improvising the lyrics to a communist party song.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Its body-moving riff and playfully randy lyrics have made the track a regular on FM rock playlists for half a century.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lyrics
Noun
  • The production features songs by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, a book by Tim Federle and direction and choreography by Casey Nicholaw.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Their friendship was one of many laughs, songs and adventures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of songs
Noun
  • Another question is whether this sentencing met the standards of credible transitional justice.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Standard rooms already feel generous by Vegas standards, and suites step up to apartment-like layouts, with separate living areas that make longer stays or work trips more comfortable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of standards
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