单词 | patter song |
释义 | > as lemmaspatter song patter song n. a humorous song in which a large number of words are fitted to a few notes and sung rapidly. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > novelty song patter song1823 1823 C. Mathews Let. 23 Feb. in A. Mathews Mem. C. Mathews (1839) III. xvii. 385 The only striking subject for a patter-song is the inordinate love of title. 1880 J. A. Fuller-Maitland in G. Grove Dict. Music II. 673/2 The operettas of Messrs. Burnand, Gilbert, and Sullivan, in all of which patter-songs fill an important place. 1991 New Yorker 28 Oct. 99/2 It's a Gilbert and Sullivan patter song, complete with echoing chorus. < as lemmas |
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