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Ensalada – Polyphonic composition, combining several different texts, both sacred and secular, and languages in a single composition. Fantasia – Composition with a free form and often improvisational style. Chromatic fantasia – Type of fantasia known for its use of chromaticism and often complex, highly expressive melody lines.
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 ...
A musical composition may be in the form of a notated copy (for example sheet music) or in the form of a phonorecord (for example cassette tape, LP, or CD). Sending a musical composition in the form of a phonorecord does not necessarily mean that there is a claim to copyright in the sound recording." [10]
This lists compositions by musical form. Reference is also made to the list of the various musical forms. See also Category:Compositions by instrumentation.
The term was first applied to music during the 16th century, at first to refer to the imaginative musical "idea" rather than to a particular compositional genre.Its earliest use as a title was in German keyboard manuscripts from before 1520, and by 1536 is found in printed tablatures from Spain, Italy, Germany, and France.
Compositions by musical form (46 C, 1 P) Compositions by musical period (5 C) Music by publisher (7 C) Compositions by year (406 C) * Lists of musical works (8 C, 42 ...
These changes also affected the concerto as a musical form. Beside more or less radical effects on musical language, they led to a redefinition of the concept of virtuosity that included new and extended instrumental techniques and a focus on previously neglected aspects of sound such as pitch, timbre and dynamics. In some cases, they also ...
Ballata – 13th–15th century Italian musical and poetic form based on an AbbaA structure that acted as a form of dance music. Ballet – a specific style of French classical music created to accompany the ballet dance. Baltimore club – a music style originated from Baltimore that combines hip hop music, breakbeat, and house music.