Phrase Structures
In a sentence, a repeated basic idea that is altered in some way.
What is a Varied Basic Idea?
||: A :||: B :||
What is Simple Binary Form?
ABACA
What is a Five-part Rondo Form?
The subsection of the exposition that assists in modulating to the key of the secondary theme.
What is the Transition?
The section of a popular music form that is the most memorable part of the song, often containing the song’s title.
What is a Chorus?
A type of period in which both phrases begin with the same material.
What is a Parallel Period?
DAILY DOUBLE LISTENING CLUE!
The type of binary form in this piece.
What is Rounded Binary Form?
A ||: B :|| A
What is a Ternary Form?
The subsection of the exposition that often contains a lyrics melody in a different key than the tonic key.
What is the Secondary Theme?
The most common Tin Pan Alley song form, sometimes preceded by an extended recitative-style section.
What is AABA Song Form?
A type of period in which the second phrase begins with a transposed version of the first phrase’s material.
What is a Sequential Period?
The expected general key area of a B section in a major key binary form.
What is the Key of the Dominant (V)?
The expected general key area of the B section in a minor key ternary form.
What is the Key of the Mediant (III)?
Commonly seen at the end of the development, a subsection that emphasizes the dominant chord of the tonic key.
What is a Retransition?
In verse-chorus form, a brief section that usually builds up anticipation and increases tension immediately before the chorus.
What is a Pre-Chorus?
Often in the continuation of a sentence, the appearance of small pieces of the basic idea.
What is Fragmentation?
A binary form in which the material from the end of the first section returns at the end of the second section.
What is Balanced Binary Form?
The palindromic type of a seven-part rondo form.
What is ABACABA?
The key of the secondary theme when it returns in the recapitulation.
What is the Key of the Tonic (I)?
Often referred to as “bar form,” it is made up of two identical/nearly identical sections that are followed by a contrasting section containing the climax and ending of the song.
What is AAB Song Form?
Often in the continuation of a sentence, the quickening pace of chord changes.
What is Faster Harmonic Rhythm?
At the end of a B section in rounded binary form, when the harmony insists on a sustained V.
What is Standing on the Dominant?
A larger type of ternary form in which the sections of the large form are made up of smaller forms.
What is Compound Ternary?
The type of musical gesture that signals the end of the exposition's secondary theme.
What is a PAC in the New Key (EEC)?
DAILY DOUBLE LISTENING CLUE!
The type of song form in this song.
What is Verse-chorus Form?