The words sung, spoken, etc., as part of a musical composition when they appear separately from a musical setting. For musical compositions that may include words that are sung, spoken, etc., see Music.
Here are entered works on the investigation of written documents to determine their origin, history, or original form. --subdivision Criticism, Textual under literatures, literary forms, names of individual persons, and individual works (author-title or title entries), e.g. English literature--Criticism, Textual; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet--Criticism, Textual; Beowulf--Criticism, Textual; Bible--Criticism, Textual
