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What do you call a short sung part sung by the second singer?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxaaGgTQYM

Here's an example. The male singer sings a few phrases during the chorus. What are those sections or phrases called?

[Wake me up] Wake me up inside

[I can't wake up] Wake me up inside [Save me]

Call my name and save me from the dark [Wake me up]

Bid my blood to run [I can't wake up]

Before I come undone [Save me]

Save me from the nothing I've become

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asked May 16, 2021 at 21:43

Sayaman

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If it's repetitive, reprise. If it's copied, a beat or more from another, stretto. See successfulsinging.com/singing-guides/glossary-of-singing-terms for some others.
– DrMoishe Pippik
May 16, 2021 at 22:24
I think this is probably off-topic here, and would be better on music.stackexchange.com, because it's asking about a specific technical term.
– stangdon
May 17, 2021 at 16:07

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Technically, this song is a duet, so the lines in brackets are the "backup vocals."

answered May 17, 2021 at 0:22

Elle

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It may be stretching the term a bit, but you might also describe it as counterpoint.
– randomhead
May 17, 2021 at 0:55

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