These songs ( practically all Persian music, for that matter ) are limited to a range of two octaves.

There are times when one suspects that the songs that are dropped from musical shows before they reach Broadway may really be better than many of those that are left in.

Altogether fifteen virtually unknown Rodgers and Hart songs are sung by a quintet of able vocalists.

For this story of an American couple who meet and fall in love in Israel, Mr. Herman has written songs that are warmly melodious and dance music that sparkles.

Almost all songs on the band's albums are credited to " Woolfson / Parsons ".

Containing a message that forgiveness and redemption are possible regardless of sins committed and that the soul can be delivered from despair through the mercy of God, " Amazing Grace " is one of the most recognizable songs in the English-speaking world.

Primitive Baptists in the Appalachian region often used " New Britain " with other hymns, and sometimes sing the words of " Amazing Grace " to other folk songs, including titles such as " In the Pines ", " Pisgah ", " Primrose ", and " Evan ", as all are able to be sung in common meter, of which the majority of their repertoire consists.

These praise songs are probably the same performed at Matilda's coronation, but might have been used at other court ceremonies before Ealdred's death.

Many American folk songs are identical to British songs in arrangements, but with new lyrics, often as parodies of the original material.

Work songs sung by sailors between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries are known as sea shanties.

Shakers today are most known for their cultural contributions ( especially style of music and furniture ). The Shakers composed thousands of songs, and also created many dances ; both were an important part of the Shaker worship services.

Notable among a number of songs commonly played and sung at various events such as commencement, convocation, and athletic games are: Stand Up and Cheer, the Acadia University fight song.

Notable among a number of fight songs commonly played and sung at various events such as commencement, convocation, and athletic games are: the Acadia University alma mater set to the tune of " Annie Lisle ".

Only two songs are in circulation from these recordings: " Steal Away " and " Operator ".

He composed also a number of different works including many art songs in different languages and a number of important piano pieces, like the five " Doloras " ( 1914 ), which he later orchestrated and are normally played in concerts in Chile and Latinamerica.

Settings of aphoristic poetic utterances, the songs are accompanied by a very large orchestra.

An alternate viewpoint is that limiting praise to the unaccompanied chant of the early church is not commanded in scripture, and that the churches in any age are free to offer their songs with or without musical instruments.

Although they are generally classified as a cappella metal, the band also includes a drummer, and use amplifiers on some songs to distort the voice to sound more like a real guitar.

Many pop songs are used as anthems, such as Queen's " We Are the Champions ", which is commonly used as a sports anthem.

Many songs have been written to teach phonemic awareness and they are usually referred to as alphabet songs.

There are also songs that go through the alphabet, making each letter stand for something in the process.

The rich orchestral accompaniment that became identified with the disco era conjured up the memories of the big band era — which brought out several artists that recorded and disco-ized some big band arrangements including Perry Como, who re-recorded his 1929 and 1939 hit, " Temptation ", in 1975, as well as Ethel Merman, who released an album of disco songs entitled The Ethel Merman Disco Album in 1979.

Also included were two songs " sung " by the character Jimmy Thudpucker ( actually actor / singer / songwriter / producer James Allen " Jimmy " Brewer ), entitled “ Stop in the Middle ” and " I Do Believe ", also part of the " Special ".

On October 27, 2009, Parton released a four-CD box set entitled " Dolly " that features 99 songs and spans most of her career.

Canadian fans could choose from the Special Christmas Edition of Amarantine or an EP entitled Christmas Secrets, which contained only the four new songs.

In 1983, she released an album entitled Gloria Gaynor, in which she rejected disco for mid-tempo R & B and Pop style songs.

In 1988, Downey recorded an album of songs based on his show, entitled Morton Downey Jr.

Sondheim also wrote some new songs for a proposed Into the Woods film, including one entitled Rainbows, which Sondheim said will be in his second book ( to be published in October 2011 ).

The album is also notable for containing a number of covers of songs by other artists, including The Ramones (" The Return of Jackie and Judy " and " Danny Says "), Daniel Johnston (" King Kong "), Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht (" What Keeps Mankind Alive "), and Leadbelly (" Ain't Goin ' Down to the Well " and " Goodnight Irene "), as well as renditions of works by poets and authors admired by Waits, such as Charles Bukowski and Jack Kerouac and a previously released duet with Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse entitled " Dog Door ".

On May 20, 2008, Scarlett Johansson's debut album, entitled Anywhere I Lay My Head, featured covers of ten Tom Waits songs.

During her contract with the label, Amos recorded vocals for two songs for David Byrne's collaboration album with Fatboy Slim, entitled Here Lies Love, which was released in April 2010.

In 1994, Ono produced her own musical entitled New York Rock, featuring Broadway renditions of her songs.

Several songs, including " There's a New Star in Heaven Tonight " and one by his first wife Jean Acker, entitled " We will meet at the end of the trail ", became best sellers.

Several musicians and bands have written songs entitled or including the phrase " Let's Roll ", with the songs typically referring to Flight 93 or Todd Beamer.

The following year, three diverse groups released songs: hard rock group LA Guns included " Ok, Let's Roll " in their album Waking the Dead, country music duo The Bellamy Brothers's song " Let's Roll, America " was on Redneck Girls Forever, and Christian rock group dc Talk reunited to record and release a single entitled " Let's Roll ".

In late 1954, Haley and His Comets appeared in a short subject entitled Round Up of Rhythm, performing three songs.

For the show's final two seasons, Schoolhouse Rock mainstay Lynn Ahrens ( who composed and performed a few Captain Kangaroo songs herself ) composed a new theme, entitled " Here Comes Captain Kangaroo ".

In December a live DVD, entitled The Cure: Festival 2005 including 30 songs of their 2005 Festival tour was released.

Singles were released in various territories for three of the album's songs, " If You Were Here ", " Things She Said " and " 747 " ( featuring the English version of " Kräm ", entitled " What It Feels Like ").

* The album Pan: An Urban Pastoral by American progressive rock band Persephone's Dream contains songs entitled " Selene Rising " and " The Tears Of Selene.

A soundtrack album entitled The Rutles containing 14 tongue-in-cheek pastiches of Beatles songs was also released.

The result was entitled MUTT, and included new acoustic versions of ten songs originally written and recorded for each band member's regular rock bands.

First released in 2000, this new edition was entitled The Uncle Duke Project and included the original album plus a bonus disc of new songs, alternate versions and an interview with Phil and his uncle.

In 2006, all 3 sets of cards were collected together in a 240 page book entitled, " R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz and Country ", which included a 21-song CD of songs by many of those depicted in the trading cards.

This lineup released an album of cover songs entitled Project 1950 and toured for several years.