song book

Bound musical anthology

A song book is a collection of songs printed in book form, typically including lyrics and often musical notation.

Song books range from hymnals used in churches to campfire song collections to anthologies of popular music: She brought her guitar and an old folk song book.

Also spelled as one word: songbook.

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collection · lyrics · music education · anthology · tablature · piano bench · page turner · ballad · arrangements · compositions · verses · chorale · Christmas carols · musical · choir practice · refrains · religious services · church choir

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Opposites
format/medium

song bookoral tradition

Culture passed by speech

audio recording · sheet music · music streaming · vinyl record · CD collection

content type

song booknovel

New and unusual

textbook · encyclopedia · dictionary · photo album · sketchbook

documentation type

song booklive performance

Unrecorded staged entertainment

concert recording · studio recording · music video

Family

song, book, songs, sing, sang, sung, singer, singing, songster

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G