"Piece" and "Composition" can generally be used interchangeably- both refer to any musical work, although "piece" usually connotes a less substantial musical work then "composition" does.

Answered by Shobhit , an ibibo Master, at 6:07 PM on May 09, 2008

"Piece" and "Composition" can generally be used interchangeably- both refer to any musical work, although "piece" usually connotes a less substantial musical work then "composition" does.

To be a "song", a musical work has to meet two criteria: it must have a component of singing (unless it is referred to as a "song without words", in which case it wouldn't) and it must be relatively short (an opera or a cantata would not be considered a song for this reason, although both of those pieces can be said to contain several songs). Note that a "vocalese" (which is a song without specific words- typically sung to "ah" or "ooh") can be considered a song as well.

So a song can be a piece or a composition, but not all pieces and compositions are songs.

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 7:35 PM on May 08, 2008

A song that expresses what you feel is a good song, even if no one else thinks so. A song that expresses your thoughts and feelings in a way that reaches other people, helps them feel something deeper or understand something better - that's a really good song!
A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which generally (exceptions would be scat songs) features words (lyrics).

Answered by jaivir , an ibibo Master, at 9:35 AM on May 02, 2008

well kajol, A song is a relatively short musical composition for the human voice (commonly accompanied by other musical instruments), which generally (exceptions would be scat songs) features words (lyrics).

Answered by satyaiitk , an ibibo Master, at 4:32 PM on May 01, 2008

A brief composition written or adapted for singing.A distinctive or characteristic sound; "the song of bullets was in the air"; "the song of the wind"; "the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead"

Answered by Kajal Sharma , an ibibo Master, at 8:40 PM on April 30, 2008

hi kajol:-
Music is an art form in which the medium is sound. Elements of music are pitch (which governs melody and harmony), rhythm (and its associated concepts tempo, meter, and articulation), dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

Answered by shepherd , an ibibo Master, at 5:35 PM on April 30, 2008

A song is a musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' with the human voice and generally feature words (lyrics), commonly accompanied by other musical instruments (exceptions would be a cappella and scat songs). The words of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, although they may be religious verses or free prose.

A song usually have three short melodies, two of which are repeated over and over again.
Chorus: The chorus is a lyric-music combination that is repeated with little or no change throughout the song. Usually, the chorus lyrics include the song title and gives the listener a general idea about the song topic. The chorus music includes the most catchy melody in the song...The chorus is generally the part that your listener will remember from your song.

Verse: The verse has the second melody of the song, this melody hardly changes throughout the song. What changes is actually the verse lyrics; as the verses usually give details about the song topic. Notice that no matter how the lyrics change they all have to fit the same melody, without having to look "artificial"...This actually is a great challenge ;).

Bridge: The third melody and the one that is -in most song structures- appearing only once. It is better if the listener gets a "tiny" surprise in the bridge; that can be a change in the chord structure accompanied by a smooth shift to another scale...etc. However, the bridge melody always ends by shifting back to the original mood and repeating the chorus all over again. As for the bridge's lyrics they usually represent a conclusion or a flash back to the whole song, this adds to the surprise. Sometimes, -especially in rock- the bridge is just a solo with no lyrics.

Answered by geetika , an ibibo Advisor, at 4:45 PM on April 29, 2008

a song which protests perceived problems in society and with world conflicts. Every major movement in Western history has been accompanied by its own collection of protest songs, from slave emancipation to women's suffrage, the labor movement, civil rights, the anti-war movement, the feminist movement, the environmental movement. Over time, the songs have come to protest more abstract, moral issues, such as injustice, racial discrimination, the morality of war in general (as opposed to purely protesting individual wars), globalization, inflation, social inequalities, and incarceration. Such songs generally become more popular during times of social disruption among social groups. The oldest European protest song on record is "The Cutty Wren" from the English peasants' revolt of 1381 against feudal oppression.

Answered by ajay bhutani , an ibibo Citizen, at 1:37 PM on April 29, 2008

A song is a musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed, 'sung,' with the human voice and generally feature words (lyrics), commonly accompanied by other musical instruments (exceptions would be a cappella and scat songs). The words of songs are typically of a poetic, rhyming nature, although they may be religious verses or free prose. The words are the lyric.

Answered by Hem@nt , an ibibo Master, at 10:04 AM on April 29, 2008

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Answered by Balti Singh , an ibibo Citizen, at 10:36 PM on April 28, 2008