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Södermann, J. A. (sood'-er-man)

Composer; Sweden. B. 1832; d. 1876. A Com- SONATILLA Sonatilla (It.) (so-na-til'-la), Sonatina (It.) (so-na-tee'-na), Sonatine (Fr.) (so-na-teen).

A short, easy, undeveloped sonata.

Song, Gesang, Lied (Ger.), Chant (Fr.), Canto (It.). (I) Originally a poem. (2) A musical setting of a poem, especially for one voice. (3) Folk-song (Ger., Volkslied).

A simple air containing but one member, the words lyrical or narrative (if the poem is a lengthy narrative it is generally called a ballad). (4) Art songs contain several members, and in many cases, as in the songs of Schubert, Franz, Schumann, and others, rise to the highest plane of art expression. The Germans have a word, durchkomponiert, which is applied to songs every stanza of which has a separate musical setting, so designed as to exalt and emphasize the expression of the words. Songs without words, Lieder ohne Worte (Ger.), Chants sans paroles (Fr.). A title invented by Mendelssohn and given by him to a set of pianoforte compositions. Songs for several voices are called part songs, q. v.