Common Forms
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- Created on: 08-10-15 10:28
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- Common Forms
- Sonata Form
- Exposition Themes are exposed for the first time. It has two contrasting themes and ends in a related key
- Development Themes go through a number of variations
- Recapitulation Themes are played again, the composer may make small changes such as adding ornaments
- Minuet and Trio
- The third movement of a symphony or sonata is often in Minuet and Trio form
- A minuet is a French dance with three beats in a bar
- A trio is a minuet in a related key often written for three instruments
- The first minuet is played again (ternary form)
- Scherzo
- In later symphonies and sonatas the third movement was a scherzo and trio
- A scherzo is faster and more light hearted than a minuet
- It's usually the most fast and playful movement and is missed out if the whole piece isn't played
- Strophic Form
- The same section of music is repeated over and over again
- In strophic songs, all verses have the same music but different lyrics
- Hymns are a good example of this
- Through Composed
- The music changes in every verse
- Verses can have different melodies or chords or both
- Often used in opera and film music
- Cyclic Form
- Pieces in cyclic form have a common theme in each movement
- Film music and big works often have a theme
- Cadenza
- A cadenza is a bit in a concerto where a soloist plays
- Sometimes improvisation is used in cadenzas
- Pop Songs
- Most pop songs have an intro it often uses the best part of the song
- A lot of pop songs follow verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, outro
- Call and response has a musical question and a musical answer
- Riffs are a short section of music which is repeated several times
- Ballads usually tell stories, the verses have the same tune and rhythm
- Sonata Form
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