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Musical Form
The organization of musical elements in time
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Musical Form
• The techniques that create musical form are:
– Repetition- Repetition- hearing the same theme over and over
– Contrast- Contrast- loud to soft, fast to slow, many to few
– Variation-Variation- changing the melody to a higher pitch
or varying the accompanying rhythm
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Repetition
• This type of composition appeals to us because we can recognize and remember parts of music we hear over and over
• Through repetition, melody is engraved in the memory
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Contrast
• Forward motion, conflict and change of mood all come from contrast
• Opposition of loud and soft, strings and brass, fast and slow, major and minor- helps the composer develop musical ideas (and the listener from falling asleep)
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Variation
• In the variation of a musical idea, some of its features will be retained while others are changed
• The melody might be restated with a different accompaniment, or the rhythms might be changed
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Musical Form• When referring to musical phrases the smaller
case letters (a, b) refer to short sections of songs or phrases
• Capital letters refer to large sections of the piece (A, B)
• A` or a` refers to a section that is very similar to the previous section
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Musical Form
• Three part form is called ternaryternary
• This form can be represented as statement -(A), contrast or departure- (B), and return (A)
• If the return of (A) is varied, it is outlined as A B A´
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
• Dance of the Reed Pipes from Nutcracker Suite (1892)– Is a clear example of ABA´ form
• Section A features three flutes playing a staccato melody which feels light and airy
• Section B contrasts in tone color, melody, and key• The concluding A´section is a shortened version of
the opening A section
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
• Dance of the Reed Pipes from Nutcracker Suite (1892)– Is a clear example of ABA´ form
• Section A features three flutes playing a staccato melody which feels light and airy
• Section B contrasts in tone color, melody, and key• The concluding A´section is a shortened version of
the opening A section
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1717-1723)
• Forlane from Suite No. 1 in C Major for Orchestra– Is in two part, binary form (AABB)– Part A is a lilting phrase with varied repetition
of this phrase (a a´)– Part B is twice as long as A