Music Form Binary or 2 part Form n

Music Form

Binary or 2 part Form n n n 2 part AB Example: Row, Your Boat Part A (Row, row, your boat gently down the stream) Part B (Merrily, merrily, merrily life is but a dream)

Ternary or 3 part form n n n 3 part ABA Example – Twinkle, Twinkle A- Twinkle……How I wonder what you are B- Up above…. . in the sky A-Twinkle……How I wonder what you are.

Theme and Variations n n n A A 1 A 2 A 3 The composer states a theme (A) and varies it to change the way it sounds (A 1 A 2 A 3) There is no set number of variations.

Fugue n n n Polyphonic composition Subject and answer Popular during the Baroque period, especially with Bach.

Round n n n Similar to a fugue, a round is a melody that is done in exact repetition at different times. Example – Row Your Boat Also becomes polyphonic texture when performed as a round

Rondo n n Can be 5 part ABACA or 7 part ABACABA Longer music, used a lot as the 4 th movement in the Classical symphony.

Call and Response n n n A group or individual starts with a line or phrase Another group “answers” the call Example: cadences used by the military

Verse and Chorus n n n Has a verse that changes, chorus that remains the same Used for hymns and popular music (both country and rock) Example: Jingle Bells Verse: Dashing through the snow…. Chorus: Jingle Bells……. .

Sonata Allegro Form n n n Similar to ternary, but more extensive 1 st part is the Exposition 2 nd part is the Development 3 rd part is the Recapitulation. Often used as the 1 st movement in the Classical Symphony.

Movements of the Symphony n n 1 st –Fast, heroic movement Often Sonata allegro form 2 nd – usually slow and lyrical often theme and variations 3 rd – dance type movement example- minuet, scherzo 4 th – fast, heroic movement Rondo form popular