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A refrain is a section of music or lyrics that repeats at intervals throughout a song, like the "chorus" in modern music. It matters because it creates a memorable, unifying element that listeners recognize and can sing along with, making a song more engaging and easier to remember.
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Vinony's link graph records 2,258 inbound references to refrain, and connects out to rhythm, melody and harmony.
It is catalogued under topics including Formal sections in music analysis, Jazz terminology and Musical terminology.
Vinony links it to 55 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- passage
- Part of
- verse-chorus form
- Genre
- jazz
- Said to be same as
- hook
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- Commons category
- Chorus (song structure)
- has characteristic
- repetition
- different from
- stornello
- P8168
- Župa dubrovačka
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Article · Français
Un refrain est la répétition régulière de paroles au sein d'un poème ou d'une chanson.
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