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musical form of brief, simple melody

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Instance of
music genre
Subclass of
art song
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Category:Romance (music)
Commons category
Romances (music)
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Encyclopedic overview

Russian Guitar Player, by Vasily Tropinin (1823) The term romance (Spanish: romance/romanza, Italian: romanza, German: Romanze, French: romance, Russian: романс, Portuguese: romance, Romanian: romanţă) has a centuries-long history. Applied to narrative ballads in Spain, it came to be used by the 18th century for simple lyrical pieces not only for voice, but also for instruments alone. The Oxford Dictionary of Music states that "generally it implies a specially personal or tender quality".

Instrumental music bearing the title "Romance"

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