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  2. Binary form - Wikipedia

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    Binary form is a musical form in 2 related sections, both of which are usually repeated. Binary is also a structure used to choreograph dance. In music this is usually performed as A-A-B-B. Binary form was popular during the Baroque period, often used to structure movements of keyboard sonatas. It was also used for short, one-movement works.

  3. Musical form - Wikipedia

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    In music, form refers to the structure of a musical composition or performance.In his book, Worlds of Music, Jeff Todd Titon suggests that a number of organizational elements may determine the formal structure of a piece of music, such as "the arrangement of musical units of rhythm, melody, and/or harmony that show repetition or variation, the arrangement of the instruments (as in the order of ...

  4. Song structure - Wikipedia

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    Song structure is the arrangement of a song, [1] and is a part of the songwriting process. It is typically sectional , which uses repeating forms in songs. Common piece-level musical forms for vocal music include bar form , 32-bar form , verse–chorus form , ternary form , strophic form , and the 12-bar blues .

  5. Section (music) - Wikipedia

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    Rhythm changes bridge (B section of an AABA form) in the key of C. Play ⓘ. In music, a section is a complete, but not independent, musical idea. [1] Types of sections include the introduction or intro, exposition, development, recapitulation, verse, chorus or refrain, conclusion, coda or outro, fadeout, bridge or interlude.

  6. Ternary form - Wikipedia

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    The scherzo and trio, which is identical in structure to other trio forms, developed in the late Classical and early Romantic periods. Examples include the scherzo and trio (second movement) from Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and the scherzo and trio in Schubert's String Quintet. [6] Another name for the latter is "composite ternary form".

  7. Through-composed music - Wikipedia

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    Many Genesis songs, including "The Musical Box" and "Supper's Ready", are through-composed. Trey Anastasio , guitarist and vocalist of the band Phish , has written many compositions that utilize through-composed structure.

  8. Movement (music) - Wikipedia

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    A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form.While individual or selected movements from a composition are sometimes performed separately as stand-alone pieces, a performance of the complete work requires all the movements to be performed in succession.

  9. Formula composition - Wikipedia

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    Formula composition is a serially derived technique encountered principally in the music of Karlheinz Stockhausen, involving the projection, expansion, and Ausmultiplikation of either a single melody-formula, or a two- or three-voice contrapuntal construction (sometimes stated at the outset).