Write a brief essay on the parlor song and its various song types.

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simple song; direct expressionprimarily for amateurs (yet also performed by professionals outside of the parlor)types of accompaniment: pianoharmonium (or reed organ) also called melodianguitarsung in living roomsmiddle-class familiescities and townstypes of songs: Italian opera melodies with English wordsIrish folk melodiesBritish Isles melodiesScottish influenceNative-born American songs 

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