Best Art Song
"Erlkönig" (D. 328) is a celebrated art song composed by Franz Schubert in 1815, setting a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The composition requires a single vocalist to perform four distinct characters: a narrator, a father, his terrified young son, and the supernatural Erlking. Continuous, driv...
Jiří Kylián's "Song of the Earth" is a significant one-act ballet from the 20th century. The work uses abstract movement and lighting to portray a bleak, future world reflecting humanity’s connection with nature. Inspired by Mahler’s music, it’s appreciated by dance scholars, performers, and audienc...
Dolly Parton, Songteller is a 2020 memoir by country musician Dolly Parton, co-written with music historian Robert K. Oermann. The audiobook edition is narrated by Parton herself and details the writing and personal history behind 175 of her classic songs. It serves as a comprehensive recollection o...
Ave Maria, D. 839, is an art song composed by Franz Schubert in 1825 for solo voice and piano. Its original text is Adam Storck's German translation of a prayer sung by Ellen in Walter Scott's narrative poem The Lady of the Lake, so it was not conceived as a setting of the Latin liturgical prayer. T...
BandLab SongStarter utilizes artificial intelligence to generate musical ideas – including chord progressions, melodies, and drum patterns – based on user-defined parameters like genre, mood, and tempo, offering a starting point for song creation.
The 1952 film recounts the life of actress Jane Froman, who sustained a serious injury in a 1943 airplane crash near Lisbon. Following a wartime period spent entertaining troops with crutches, the biographical drama details her career and recovery. Susan Hayward portrays Froman, utilizing her own si...
"Earth Song" is a frequently performed secular, a cappella choral work composed in 1992 by the American composer Frank Ticheli. Written for four-part mixed chorus (SATB), the piece features a gently flowing, lyrical texture and original text written by the composer himself. The composition explores...
Songs from the Heart is a gospel album by Yolanda Adams, a performer identified with contemporary gospel and inspirational music. The recording presents devotional material in a personal, intimate style, placing emotional testimony and direct expressions of faith at the center of its songs. It is a...
Sword Art Online: Lost Song is an action role-playing game based on the Sword Art Online light novels. Released in 2015, it follows the series’ narrative and serves as a sequel to Hollow Fragment. The game was initially launched in Japan before wider international releases throughout November.
Songs of Distant Earth is a 1986 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke, expanded from his 1958 short story of the same name. It is set on Thalassa, a water-covered colony world whose society is disrupted by the arrival of a starship carrying survivors from Earth. The novel focuses on the meeting...
