Binary Form Flashcards
What are the two main parts of binary form?
The binary form is divided into two parts: the first part and the second part.
How does the first part of binary form typically conclude?
It ends with an authentic cadence in the tonic key, a half cadence in the tonic key, or a perfect authentic cadence in another key.
What is the typical conclusion of the second part in a binary form?
The second part usually ends with a perfect authentic cadence in the tonic key.
What does the first part of binary form usually begin with?
An embellishment of the tonic.
How does the second part of binary form typically begin?
In a relatively unstable harmonic fashion.
In a rounded binary form, where does the opening of the first part return?
In the tonic key in the middle of the second part.
What characterizes a balanced binary form?
The ending of the first part returns (transposed to the tonic key) at the end of the second part, but the opening of the first part does not return in the tonic key.
Define a simple binary form.
A simple binary form is one in which neither the opening nor the ending of the first part returns in the middle of the second part.
How does the length of the second part compare to the first part in binary form?
The second part may be about the same length as the first part, or it may be considerably longer.
