song cycle

noun

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

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Will Liverman National Sawdust, December 8 Liverman, who jumped to Met Opera stardom with starring roles in Fire Shut Up in My Bones and X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X, brings his own new song cycle to this far more intimate Williamsburg venue, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024 It could also be called a song cycle that employs ear-piercing rock and, for respite, a welcoming string quartet. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024 Walsh also has a new stage work, a song cycle called Safe House, which has its official opening night at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre today. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2024 The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the band’s most impressive union of ideas and performances, an ambitious song cycle that’s also charmingly droll and crammed with memorable hooks. Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2024 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 14 Nov. 2024.

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