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GCSE Music
AoS5 Structure & Form
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Binary form | 'A' section followed by 'B' section |
| Ternary form | 'A' section, 'B' section, 'A' section repeated |
| Rondo form | ABACADA etc. Each section returns to the first melody |
| Popular song form | Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Middle 8, Instrumetal section all used |
| Strophic form | A, A, A etc. or Verse, verse, verse etc. The same melody repeats each time. |
| Arch shape (form) | The piece begins and ends in the same way - has a symmetary to it. |
| Theme & Variation | A melody than having being heard is then used again and again, but each time it changes in some way:- tonality, rhytmically, time signature, tempo etc. |
| Ground Bass | A repeating bass line (riff?) over which the tune plays and is then altered, often getting more elaborate. |
| Canon | A melody/tune that is imitated by individual parts at regular intervals. Also called a round. |
| Cadenza | Found at the end of a section of music where a soloist can 'show off' by playing very elaborate and complex music, frequently IMPROVISED, before finishing normally. |
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