show tune

noun

: a song from a musical
The concert featured popular Broadway show tunes.

Examples of show tune in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Our vacation included taking Salzburg’s Official Sound of Music Tour, singing show tunes on a tour bus in the Austrian Alps; riding a cable car up the Untersberg mountain and hiking to the summit; and touring Mozart’s childhood home, all before heading to Vienna. Cynthia Moss, CNN, 19 Oct. 2024 The singer trained in opera as a soprano and was only allowed to belt out a Disney song or show tune at the end of her lessons. Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Can a set of show tunes and Great American Songbook standards, rendered with a healthy measure of respect and virtuosity, also be a punk-rock show? Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024 The Northwest Arkansas Women's Chorus, previously the Bella Vista Women's Chorus, sings a wide variety of musical selections ranging from popular songs, show tunes, folk songs and spiritual arrangements to classic compositions of Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst and Johannes Brahms. Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for show tune 

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“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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