STRUCTURE & FORM

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BINARY FORM
A piece structured in two sections - AB.
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TERNARY FORM
A piece structured in three sections - ABA.
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FUGUE
A polyphonic composition in which a theme or themes are all stated successively in a contrapuntal texture.
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PASSACAGLIA
A 17th-18th century musical form made up of continuous variations in the ground bass.
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RITORNELLO
In this form the main theme alternates with freer episodes of music.
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RONDO
The main theme is restated several times as it alternates with other themes. There are two basic patterns of a rondo: ABACA and ABACABA.
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THEME & VARIATIONS
Same material returns but is slightly or substantially varied from its original form.
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SONATA
Exposition-Development-Recapitulation.
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SONATA RONDO
Combines elements of sonata and rondo forms.
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STROPHIC
Has the same music for each verse.
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CYCLIC
Same theme occurs in several movements.
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A piece structured in three sections - ABA.

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TERNARY FORM

Card 3

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A polyphonic composition in which a theme or themes are all stated successively in a contrapuntal texture.

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Card 4

Front

A 17th-18th century musical form made up of continuous variations in the ground bass.

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Card 5

Front

In this form the main theme alternates with freer episodes of music.

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