How do you use Songbook in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like book, plus the exact meaning.
Songbook meaning
A book containing songs.
Synonyms of Songbook
Using Songbook
- The main meaning on this page is: A book containing songs.
- Useful related words include: book.
- In the example corpus, songbook often appears in combinations such as: american songbook, songbook and, songbook series.
Context around Songbook
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Songbook
- In this selection, "songbook" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, american, ellington, christmas, verve, series and standards stand out and add context to how "songbook" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include great american songbook and a 1913 songbook had a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "songbook" sits close to words such as aapl, abattoir and adjei, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with songbook
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bob Dylan is not the only iconic musician to choose covers from the Great American Songbook. (16 words)
The idea for the songbook emerged in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020. (17 words)
Cadillac reminisced, “We were doin’ such good solid music in our collaborations, way before the Rock N Roll American Songbook. (20 words)
On Friday, January 3, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra returns with their New Year Gala concert which includes the Radetsky March and Blue Danube, plus jazzy numbers from Bernstein's Wonderful Town and timeless hits from the Great American Songbook. (39 words)
Burnett, who published the tune under the name “Farewell Song” in a 1913 songbook, had a senior moment when he was asked if he had actually written it, stating “I think I got the ballad from somebody… I dunno. (39 words)
The late 1950s also saw Ella Fitzgerald record her Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve) with Ellington and his orchestra—a recognition that Ellington's songs had now become part of the cultural canon known as the ' Great American Songbook '. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
The late 1950s also saw Ella Fitzgerald record her Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve) with Ellington and his orchestra—a recognition that Ellington's songs had now become part of the cultural canon known as the ' Great American Songbook '.
I said if you’d be up for it, I would like to do my version of the Great American Songbook, which is Laurel Canyon.
Phil Cunningham said: “We’re raring to get back on the road and bring the Christmas Songbook to Inverness this year.
THE Everyman Palace Theatre’s popular ‘Sunday Songbook’ series, will ‘swing into Banteer’ for a performance at the intimate Glen Theatre on Saturday, May 13.
The Missing Man Quartet, which performs “original interpretations of jazz and Great American Songbook standards,” will appear at Baltic Kiss in Point Richmond on Wed., March 22 at 8 pm.
Bob Dylan is not the only iconic musician to choose covers from the Great American Songbook.
Cadillac reminisced, “We were doin’ such good solid music in our collaborations, way before the Rock N Roll American Songbook.
Carolyn Montgomery is the Executive Director of the American Songbook Association, as well as a multi-MAC, Bistro and Nightlife Award winning singer/songwriter.
Five decades' worth of hits will be covered by The Billy Joel Songbook during their 2025 tour, including singles The Longest Time, She's Always A Woman, Uptown Girl, and Tell Her About It.
It was a night to remember—one that celebrated not only the past but the future of the American Songbook, ensuring that Carmichael’s work will continue to inspire and touch hearts for years to come.
On Friday, January 3, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra returns with their New Year Gala concert which includes the Radetsky March and Blue Danube, plus jazzy numbers from Bernstein's Wonderful Town and timeless hits from the Great American Songbook.
Rissi Palmer, Holly G of Black Opry, and Kamara Thomas of Country Soul Songbook have been leading the charge through their to create better conditions for Black women not just in the South, but in country music.
The bentcher, or songbook, released by Yedid Nefesh more than a decade ago has become a classic at weddings and Shabbat tables.
The Fleetwood Mac Songbook will be headlining this year’s open air concert, Live in the Park, with them set to deliver a ‘non-stop hit packed show’.
The idea for the songbook emerged in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
The shows Some Guys Have All the Luck (February 3) Someone Like You - The Adele Songbook (February 10) and Ben Thompson as Elvis (February 22) have all been cancelled.
The V&A museum in Kensington has recently launched the Taylor Swift Songbook Trail, an exhibition open to fans of all ages.
A lot of people like to box me in as that because they don't understand that actually 25 percent of my set is songbook and the rest is picking great tunes that could be considered jazz standards.
Burnett, who published the tune under the name “Farewell Song” in a 1913 songbook, had a senior moment when he was asked if he had actually written it, stating “I think I got the ballad from somebody… I dunno.
But the range of his genius and his immense contribution to the American songbook only can be gauged, if at all, when looking at the next tier of his magnificent but perhaps not timeless compositions.
Common combinations with songbook
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: