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==Musical forms== | ==Musical forms== | ||
===Art songs=== | |||
Art song often are settings of poems, with ''sbwiþ'', ''sewvore'', or chamber accompaniment. Lyrics may be short poems dealing with nature and idyllic settings; love; mystical themes; short dialogues; or humor. However, some art songs are longer and feature multi-part narratives, almost like a small-scale opera or cantata. | |||
===Musical theater=== | |||
*There may be no fine line between musical theater or art songs or cantatas. relative scale (size) of the work | |||
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**traditionally based on myths or works of literature | **traditionally based on myths or works of literature | ||
**modern works often use literature/musical ideas from other cultures or contemporary works. | **modern works often use literature/musical ideas from other cultures or contemporary works. | ||