The Grove Dictionary of music and musicians is more pedantic: A composite form of vocal music consisting of a group of individually complete songs for solo or ensemble voices, with or without instrumental accompaniment.may relate a series of events, or a series of impressions, or may simply be a goup of songs unified by mood. The texts may be by a single author or from different sources. Liederzyklus, sangsyklus, etc., depending on language. Some song cycles are songs without words, just the related tunes.
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