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Songwriting

By: Zoraida Santiago-Buitrago
In: The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
Edited by: Janet Sturman
Subject:Sociology of Culture, Social & Cultural Anthropology, Popular Music

Songwriting, in its most basic definition, is the act of creating an original song (i.e., a short musical work consisting of melody, harmony, and words). The act of songwriting usually requires the recognition and practice of constraints imposed by a musical form that defines a style, or genre of ...

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  Santiago-Buitrago, Z. (2019). Songwriting. In J. Sturman (Ed.), The SAGE international encyclopedia of music and culture (Vol. 1, pp. 2011-2014). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n665
  
  Santiago-Buitrago, Zoraida. "Songwriting." In The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, edited by Sturman, Janet, 2011-14. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n665.
  
  Santiago-Buitrago, Z. 2019. Songwriting. In: Janet Sturman Editor, 2019. The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 2011-2014 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n665> [Accessed 18 May 2021].
  
  Santiago-Buitrago, Zoraida. "Songwriting." The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture. Edited by Janet Sturman. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019, pp. 2011-14. SAGE Knowledge. 18 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781483317731.n665.
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