Talk:Glee (music)

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Origins
The origins may be much older than you think. The Anglo-Saxon word gleow meant GLEE, joy, music, musical accompaniment of a song, mirth, etc.FangoFuficius (talk) 14:23, 26 January 2023 (UTC)

Glee Structure
I would like to see more on the musical form and structure of a glee. This article discusses glee clubs in some detail but it says little or nothing about what makes a glee different from a madrigal or an aria. Even the example is not strictly speaking an example of a glee. It actually shows a poem which is used as the lyrics of a popular glee. The thing is that, without the music, the words tell us nothing. The poem could equally well be used as the lyrics for a round or even for a pop song. Could some music student give us some idea of what makes a glee different from other music genres ? I can't do it because the only glee that I am familiar with is A British Tar is a Soaring Soul and I have no idea how typical it is (although I suspect that the answer is "Not very"). -- Derek Ross | Talk'' 06:08, 22 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I have now found an answer to the question, so I suppose that I had better add it to the article. Thank goodness for Google Books! -- Derek Ross | Talk'' 22:01, 27 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Madrigal -- one movement written for a chorus of four, five or six parts to be sung a capella.
 * Glee -- two, three or four movements, written for three or more voices with a single voice singing each part. Often sung a capella but many glees do have an instrumental accompaniment.Musical Groundwork on OpenLibrary Site -- Derek Ross | Talk'' 04:58, 28 May 2009 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
There is a move discussion in progress on Talk:Glee (TV series) which relates to this page. -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 05:03, 22 February 2013 (UTC)