Songbook
noun
A book that contains a collection of songs.
She is learning to play songs from her new songbook.
Often appears as...
- choir songbook
- pop songbook
noun
A body of work or collection of songs or compositions by a particular artist or composer.
This album represents the best of his songbook over his entire career.
Often appears as...
- artist's songbook
- composer's songbook
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
noun
A book that contains a collection of songs.
She is learning to play songs from her new songbook.
Often appears as...
- choir songbook
- pop songbook
noun
A body of work or collection of songs or compositions by a particular artist or composer.
This album represents the best of his songbook over his entire career.
Often appears as...
- artist's songbook
- composer's songbook
Usage tips
Academic, Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Music Genre
Understand that songbooks can cater to specific music genres, which influences their style and language.
Her country music songbook features traditional folk melodies.
Pro Tip 2/3Learning Aid
Songbooks are often used as educational tools to help learn singing or a musical instrument.
The teacher provided a songbook to help us learn the piano.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Insights
Songbooks can reflect cultural or religious traditions, offering insights into specific communities.
The Navajo songbook included songs passed down through generations.
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Quote examples
Tony Danza
American Actor
I'm an American songbook guy, though I've got eclectic tastes. I really love the American songbook. I've taken up the ukulele, and so you can play 'Five Foot Two' and Hawaiian music, but you can also do some of the great tunes, like 'You Go to My Head,' 'I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry,' 'Taking a Chance on Love.
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Mika
British Musician
As a teenager, in my songbook, I used to script what my lighting would be like. I used to dance in my roo;, it was like putting myself in a trance, and making myself feel good about things, almost like a private ceremony of begging people to like you.
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Shawn Amos
American Musician
From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their wake the songbook and sound for their career. It's the musical trough from which nearly every musician drinks.
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Anat Cohen
American Musician
My initial training was on the keyboard - mainly the great American songbook. In junior high, during the day, I was a classical clarinetist, but after school, I played New Orleans jazz and big-band music.
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Sarah Lancashire
British Actress
I love swing, jazz, blues, standards. I love the American songbook, Gershwin, Berlin. It's all that. So I'm born in the wrong era and I just don't fit into the 21st century at all.
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Annaleigh Ashford
American Actress
Donna Summer was one of the strongest female singers in pop music. She was very underrated as a vocalist and a writer, and her songbook is just outrageous.
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Chris Thile
American Musician
Presenting the American songbook as a living, breathing entity that's expanding all the time is very important.
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David Friedman
American Musician
I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent.
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Barry Manilow
American Musician
My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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Ashley Judd
American Actress
I've always been crazy for the American songbook.
Quote examples
Tony Danza
American Actor
I'm an American songbook guy, though I've got eclectic tastes. I really love the American songbook. I've taken up the ukulele, and so you can play 'Five Foot Two' and Hawaiian music, but you can also do some of the great tunes, like 'You Go to My Head,' 'I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry,' 'Taking a Chance on Love.
Quote examples
Mika
British Musician
As a teenager, in my songbook, I used to script what my lighting would be like. I used to dance in my roo;, it was like putting myself in a trance, and making myself feel good about things, almost like a private ceremony of begging people to like you.
Quote examples
Shawn Amos
American Musician
From their '61 Cavern Club debut to their last rooftop concert eight years later, The Beatles gave every serious artist in their wake the songbook and sound for their career. It's the musical trough from which nearly every musician drinks.
Quote examples
Anat Cohen
American Musician
My initial training was on the keyboard - mainly the great American songbook. In junior high, during the day, I was a classical clarinetist, but after school, I played New Orleans jazz and big-band music.
Quote examples
Sarah Lancashire
British Actress
I love swing, jazz, blues, standards. I love the American songbook, Gershwin, Berlin. It's all that. So I'm born in the wrong era and I just don't fit into the 21st century at all.
Quote examples
Annaleigh Ashford
American Actress
Donna Summer was one of the strongest female singers in pop music. She was very underrated as a vocalist and a writer, and her songbook is just outrageous.
Quote examples
Chris Thile
American Musician
Presenting the American songbook as a living, breathing entity that's expanding all the time is very important.
Quote examples
David Friedman
American Musician
I publish my own music. I'm creating my own songbook. It works that way for me; I'm very independent.
Quote examples
Barry Manilow
American Musician
My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
Quote examples
Ashley Judd
American Actress
I've always been crazy for the American songbook.
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