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What is the primary way that form is articulated in tonal harmony?
Through cadences, phrases, and periods
What is the term for the arrangement of musical units that show repetition or variation?
Organizational elements
What is the result of the interaction of the four structural elements of music?
Form
What is the term for a composition that does not follow a fixed structure and relies more on improvisation?
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What is the term for a smaller unit of music that expresses a musical idea?
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What is the term for the larger shape of a musical composition?
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Who stated that music is not, in essence, a thing that can be cast into a traditional and fixed form?
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What is the term for the way a symphonic piece is arranged?
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What is music composed of, according to the given text?
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What is the first statement of a musical idea labeled as?
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What does a superscript number indicate in a musical unit?
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What is the fundamental unit of musical form?
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What is the level of organization that concerns the way musical phrases are organized into musical sentences and 'paragraphs'?
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What is the form of a piece that repeats the same musical material indefinitely?
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What is the form of a piece that repeats with distinct, sustained changes each time?
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What is the form of a piece that alternates between two distinctly different themes?
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What is the form of a piece that has a theme, followed by a new theme, and then a return to the first theme?
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What is the structure of a minuet, according to the text?
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What do the terms 'section' and 'passage' refer to in western musicology?
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What is the term for the arrangement of several self-contained pieces into a large-scale composition?
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What is the term for a musical form that consists of a sequence of clear-cut units?
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What is the term for a song structure where all verses or stanzas are sung to the same music?
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What is the term for a musical piece with two sections that are about equal in length?
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What is the term for a three-part musical form where the third part repeats or contains the principal idea of the first part?
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What is the term for a musical form where a recurring theme alternates with different sections called 'episodes'?
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What is the term for a form that consists of an indefinite sequence of self-contained sections?
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What is the term for a method of composition that has sometimes taken on certain structural conventions?
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How did Charles Keil classify forms and formal detail?
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What is the term for a form that resembles a symmetrical rondo without intermediate repetitions of the main theme?
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What is the main characteristic of a theme and variations form?
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What is the typical structure of a sonata-allegro form?
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What is the function of the introduction in a sonata-allegro form?
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What is the term for a popular music form that features a repeating bass theme or basso ostinato?
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What is the term for a popular music form with an AABA structure?
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What is the term for a section in a popular song that contrasts with the verse and chorus?
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What is the term for a longer form that has its root in a shorter form?
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What is the term for a form that blends together two or more song forms?
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What is the term for the final section of a popular song?
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Study Notes
Musical Form
- Refers to the structure of a musical composition or performance
- Determined by organizational elements such as:
- Arrangement of musical units (rhythm, melody, harmony)
- Instrumentation (order of solos in jazz or bluegrass)
- Orchestration (symphonic piece)
Labeling Musical Units
- Musicians use a simple system of labeling musical units with letters
- First statement of a musical idea is designated A
- Subsequent contrasting sections are labeled B, C, D, and so on
- Variations of a musical unit are indicated by superscript numbers (A1, B2, etc.)
- Subdivisions of large musical units are shown by lowercase letters (a, b, etc.)
Levels of Organization
- Passage: smallest level of construction, where musical phrases are organized into musical sentences and "paragraphs"
- Piece (or movement): entire structure of a single self-contained musical piece or movement
- Cycle: largest level of organization, where several self-contained pieces are arranged into a large-scale composition
Forms of Music
- Sectional form: built from a sequence of clear-cut units (introduction, coda, exposition, development, recapitulation)
- Strophic form: song structure where all verses or stanzas are sung to the same music
- Medley or potpourri form: indefinite sequence of self-contained sections
- Binary form: musical piece with two sections that are about equal in length (AB or AABB)
- Ternary form: three-part musical form where the third part repeats or contains the principal idea of the first part (ABA)
- Rondo form: recurring theme alternating with different sections called "episodes" (ABACADAEA)
- Variational form: theme is repeated indefinitely but varied each time (A, B, A, F, Z, A)
- Sonata-allegro form: typically cast in a greater ternary form, having nominal subdivisions of exposition, development, and recapitulation
- Popular music forms: often derived from strophic form (AAA song form), 32-bar form (AABA song form), verse-chorus form (AB song form), and 12-bar blues form (AAB song form)
Extended Forms
- Forms that have their root in one of the forms above but have been extended with additional sections
- Examples: AAAAA, AABABA, and ABCD (through-composed)
Compound Forms
- Hybrid song forms that blend together two or more song forms
- Examples: combining verse-chorus form with 12-bar blues
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