piece of music vs song

song vs piece of music

piece of music and song both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of music	Yes	No	No	No
song	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, song is a hyponym of piece of music; that is, song is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of music:

piece of music: a musical work that has been created
song: a short musical composition with words

Other hyponyms of piece of music include morceau, sheet music, arrangement, musical arrangement, realisation, realization, intermezzo, introit, solo, duet, duette, duo, trio, quartet, quartette, quintet, quintette, sestet, sextet, sextette, septet, septette, octet, octette, bagatelle, divertimento, serenade, canon, etude, idyl, idyll, pastoral, pastorale, sonata, toccata, fantasia, musical passage, passage, movement, larghetto, suite, symphonic poem, tone poem, medley, pastiche, potpourri, nocturne, notturno, vocal, study, capriccio, motet, program music, programme music, incidental music, csardas, czardas.

piece of music (noun)	song (noun)
a musical work that has been created	the act of singing
	a short musical composition with words
	the characteristic sound produced by a bird
	a distinctive or characteristic sound
	a very small sum

Difference between piece of music and song

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