| LC control no. | gf2017026135 |
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Instrumental settings |
| Variant(s) | Settings, Instrumental |
| See also | Derivative works Music |
| Scope note | Arrangements of vocal music for one or more instruments without voice. |
| Found in | Work cat.: Larsen, Libby. Sorrow song and jubilee : for string quartet, 2016? (instrumental setting of the spiritual Swing low, sweet chariot) Vaughan Williams, Ralph. Eleven Christmas carols : for 4 part trombone choir, 2015 (instrumental setting of eleven carols) Walker, Gwyneth. Shady grove and other songs from the Appalachian Mountains : for piano solo, 2016 (instrumental setting of folk songs) Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix. Four hymns for 4 part trombone choir, 2015: t.p. (arranged by Will Sudmeier) Grafulla, C. S. The star spangled banner : an instrumental setting in E♭, ©1962. Virtuosic instrumental settings of madrigals and chansons from 16th century Italy, 2006. Beilharz, Kirsty. Between five bells : an instrumental setting of Kenneth Slessor's poem Five bells, 1996. LCSH, Oct. 30, 2017 (Carols--Instrumental settings; Folk songs--Instrumental settings; Hymns--Instrumental settings; Songs--Instrumental settings; Spirituals (Songs)--Instrumental settings) Grove music online, Oct. 30, 2017 (under Borrowing. Section 7, Renaissance secular music: "Another genre originally derived from vocal models was the instrumental setting of chant or other melody in cantus-firmus style, apparently not intended for liturgical use. Most striking is the English tradition of In Nomine compositions for consort or keyboard"; under Borrowing. Section 8, The Baroque era: "Dances, vocal and instrumental settings, and variations continued to be composed on bass patterns and melodies inherited from the 16th century"; under Sources of instrumental ensemble music to 1630: "Trent, Biblioteca Comunale, 1947-4 (north Italy, beginning of 16th century). German songs and chansons, without the words. One of the compositions is apparently an instrumental setting a 3 of the chanson J'ay prins amours"; under Romance: "From the 15th century, romance in Spain and romanza in Italy have nearly always signified a ballad; the narrative romance was, next to the villancico, the most popular song type in Spanish-speaking countries. ... Since the 18th century vocal and instrumental settings entitled 'romance' have continued to express these 'romantic' and lyrical qualities") |
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