They are usually very light in character, with a lilt and movement that make them easily singable, but lacking in the rich harmony found in the standard hymns and chorales.
"The Story of Our Hymns"
Ernest Edwin Ryden
His songs are singable; they are not merely lyrical poems.
"Brief History of English and American Literature"
Henry A. Beers
The music is as singable as the most mellifluous Italian opera of the old school, although it does not call for the flexibility and execution which were considered the great charm of singing in the time of Malibran, Jenny Lind, and Grisi.
"Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday"
Henry C. Lahee