Definition of the German term Minnesang in music:
- secular courtly love song culture originating in Medieval Germany
German musical terms related to Minnesang:
- Abendgesang – evening singing...
- Abendlied – evening song
- Arie – aria (song for a solo voice, often with instrument...
- Ballade – German ballad (song or poem in German telling an o...
- Barkarole – barcarole (Venetian gondolier's song (usually in 6...
- Bauernlied – farmer's song, peasant song
- Blumenlied – flower song
- Brautlied – bridal song
- Dumka – genre of Slavic folk songs
- Epinikion – song or hymn of victory
- Festgesang – celebratory song, festive song...
- Frauenlied – woman's love song from the Minnesang-tradition (co...
- Frühlingsgesang – spring song
- Frühlingslied – spring song
- Gesellschaftslied – Renaissance song originating from the middle class...
- Gondellied – barcarole (Venetian gondolier's song, usually in 6...
- Grabgesang – funeral hymn, funeral song
- Grablied – funeral hymn, funeral song
- Hirtengesang – shepherd’s song
- Hirtenlied – shepherd’s song
- Hirtenstück – shepherd’s song
- Hochzeitslied – wedding song
- Hoflied – Renaissance song originating from courtly or arist...
- Hymne – hymn (song of praise)
- Hymnus – hymn (song of praise)
- Jägerlied – hunter's song
- Jugendlied – youth song
- Kinderlied – children's song
- Kirchengesang – sacred song, psalm, hymn...
- Kirchenlied – church song (sacred song, psalm, hymn)
- Kriegsgesang – war song...
- Kriegslied – war song
- Kunstlied – art song (as opposed to Volkslied, meaning folk-so...
- Leichengesang – funeral song
- Leise – Leise (genre of vernacular medieval church song or...
- Liebeslied – love song
- Liederkranz – society for singing, song society...
- Liederkreis – song cycle (series of songs)
- Liederzyklus – song cycle (series of songs)
- Lobgesang – hymn (song of praise)
- Mädchenlied – girls' song
- Minne – courtly love
- Minnelied – man's love song from the Minnesang-tradition (corp...
- Morgenlied – morning song
- Nachtgesang – nightly song...
- Nachtlied – night song
- Nänie – funeral song
- Reigenlied – song performed with the carole dance
- Rezitativ – recitative (solo song in a dramatic work where the...
- Sang – song, chant
- Schäferlied – pastoral song, shepherd's song
- Schicksalslied – song of destiny
- Schlachtgesang – battle song
- Schlachtlied – battle song
- Siegegesang – song of victory
- Siegeslied – song or hymn of victory
- Spinnerlied – spinning song
- Tagelied – medieval German song type depicting the parting of...
- Trinklied – drinking song
- Volkslied – folk song
- Volkston – folk tune
- Volksweise – melody of the people, traditional song
- Wächterlied – medieval German song type depicting the parting of...
- Wanderlied – hiking song
- Weihnachtslied – Christmas carol, Christmas song
- Wiegenlied – lullaby, cradle song...
- Wiegenliedchen – little lullaby, little cradle song
- Zwischengesang – literally "intervening song"...
