songbook

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Usually at songbook shows, the vocalists are the focus of our attention, with the musicians, even if they are onstage, as they are here, taking a backseat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

“Movin’ Out” was part of the American songbook.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

From the acapella national anthem to the supporters' songbook and the way the simmering atmosphere inspires players to scale new heights, these are occasions to stir the soul.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

Before Frank Sinatra, nobody was calling the American songbook “great.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Arcadelt’s first book of madrigals was the most widely reprinted songbook in Europe in the second half of the sixteenth century.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall