songbook
noun
song·book
ˈsȯŋ-ˌbu̇k 
: a collection of songs
specifically
: a book containing vocal music (such as hymns)
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That tension between commercialising the worldwide appetite to watch Premier League football live and maintaining the local heart and songbook in the stadium is something English football has to grapple with.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2014, because 90% of the year's Top 25 overall pop mega-hits fell neatly between heavily melodic takes on pop music steeped in the roots of the American songbook and soul music, country could aim toward pop though remain comfortably adjacent in its own modern, yet traditional lane.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
Carpenters songbook concert Singer Shannon Rae will perform a Carpenters tribute concert from 2 to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at the W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
In the center of the Gallery, the songbooks that were used in the recording process dangled down on chains from a huge chandelier; we weren’t allowed to touch them, just gaze in wonder—if so inclined.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
In 2014, because 90% of the year's Top 25 overall pop mega-hits fell neatly between heavily melodic takes on pop music steeped in the roots of the American songbook and soul music, country could aim toward pop though remain comfortably adjacent in its own modern, yet traditional lane.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 7 Nov. 2024
Carpenters songbook concert Singer Shannon Rae will perform a Carpenters tribute concert from 2 to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 at the W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora.
—Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025
In the center of the Gallery, the songbooks that were used in the recording process dangled down on chains from a huge chandelier; we weren’t allowed to touch them, just gaze in wonder—if so inclined.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Songbook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/songbook. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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