vocal

Adjective
  1. Relating to or designed for or using the singing voice (synset 302836472)
    "vocal technique"; "the vocal repertoire"; "organized a vocal group to sing his compositions"
  2. Having or using the power to produce speech or sound (synset 302836294)
    "vocal organs"; "all vocal beings hymned their praise"
  3. Given to expressing yourself freely or insistently (synset 300501575)
    "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
    similar to: communicative, communicatory - able or tending to communicate
    same as: outspoken
  4. Full of the sound of voices (synset 301457273)
    "a playground vocal with the shouts and laughter of children"
    similar to: loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Noun
  1. Music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment (synset 107296711)
    is a type of: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    same as: vocal music
  2. A short musical composition with words (synset 107062058)
    "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
    is a type of: composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music - a musical work that has been created
    subtypes:
    • religious song - religious music for singing
    • anthem - a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
    • aria - an elaborate song for solo voice
    • ballad, lay - a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
    • barcarole, barcarolle - a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
    • ditty - a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
    • coronach, dirge, lament, requiem, threnody - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
    • drinking song - a song celebrating the joys of drinking; sung at drinking parties
    • folk ballad, folk song, folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
    • lied - a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
    • love song, love-song - a song about love or expressing love for another person
    • berceuse, cradlesong, lullaby - a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
    • golden oldie, oldie - a song that was formerly popular
    • partsong - a song with two or more voice parts
    • prothalamion, prothalamium - a song in celebration of a marriage
    • roundelay - a song in which a line or phrase is repeated as the refrain
    • banquet song, scolion - a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet
    • serenade - a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman
    • torch song - a popular song concerned with disappointment in love
    • work song - a usually rhythmical song to accompany repetitious work
    has:
    • chorus, refrain - the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers
    • language, lyric, words - the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number
    same as: song

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