Form (Junior Cert Music): Flashcards
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What 'form' means in music
What 'form' means in music
The structure of a piece of music
Musical phrase definition
Musical phrase definition
A group of notes expressing an idea, like a sentence in music
Typical length of a musical phrase
Typical length of a musical phrase
Four or eight bars long
What a phrase mark shows
What a phrase mark shows
Curved line showing where a phrase starts and ends
Label for an exact repeated phrase
Label for an exact repeated phrase
A (creating AA form)
Label for a similar but slightly different phrase
Label for a similar but slightly different phrase
A1
Label for a contrasting/different phrase
Label for a contrasting/different phrase
B (creating AB form)
Unitary form structure
Unitary form structure
One melodic phrase that repeats (A, A1, A2, etc.)
Binary form structure
Binary form structure
Two contrasting sections: A and B
Binary form with repeats pattern
Binary form with repeats pattern
A A B B or A B A B
Ternary form structure
Ternary form structure
Three sections: A B A
Ternary form sections explained
Ternary form sections explained
A=main theme, B=contrasts, A=returns
Rondo form structure
Rondo form structure
Main theme (A) returns, alternating with new sections
Rondo form pattern
Rondo form pattern
A B A C A D A...
Pop music structure: chorus, verse, bridge labels
Pop music structure: chorus, verse, bridge labels
Chorus=A, verse=B, bridge=C