UNIT 2: MUSICAL FORM

Musical form is ...

• ... the geometry of music.

• ... is one of the qualities of sound that we studied last year.

• ... the structure of a musical composition.

• ... the duration of a composition.

In order to express the estructure of a musical composition we use ...

• ... italics ("cursiva").

• ... capital letters (A, B, C...)

• ... lowercase letters (a, b, c ...)

• ... numbers (1, 2, 3, ...=

The three fundamental characteristics of musical form are:

• contrast

• pitch

• duration

• variation

• repetition

Strophic form is a way of structuring a piece of music based on ...

• ... the repetition of one formal section.

• ... the contrast of one formal section.

• ... the variation of one formal section.

• ... the contrast of two formal section.

Strophic form can be analised as ...

• AAA...

• AB

• ABa

• ABACA

• A A' A'' A''' ...

Binary form can be analised as ...

• AAA...

• AB

• ABa

• ABACA

• A A' A'' A''' ...

Rounded binary form can be analised as ...

• AAA...

• AB

• ABa

• ABACA

• A A' A'' A''' ...

Rondo form can be analised as ...

• AAA...

• AB

• ABa

• ABACA

• A A' A'' A''' ...

Theme & variations can be analised as ...

• AAA...

• AB

• ABa

• ABACA

• A A' A'' A''' ...

Most _________ songs have a strophic form.

• English

• pop

• popular

• sound track