BTEC Music - C1 Compositional features - STRUCTURE/FORM

Question 1

What compositional feature refers to the arrangement and order of the sections of a piece of music?

Answer 1

Structure (remember that the structure of anything is the way it is put together)

Question 2

What is the structure of a piece of music with two sections called A and B

Answer 2

Binary

Question 3

What is the structure of a piece of music with two sections called A and B when the section A is repeated at the end.
A - B - A

Answer 3

Ternary

Question 4

Why do most piece of music have sections that are repeated e.g. the chorus in a song?

Answer 4

To make the piece memorable and catchy.

Question 5

What do call the structure of a piece of music that goes A-B-A-C-A

Answer 5

Rondo

Question 6

How many bars are in most sections of a piece of music?

Answer 6

8 or 16

Question 7

What do you call the section of a song that repeats with the same lyrics?

Answer 7

Chorus

Question 8

What do you call the section of a song that repeats with different lyrics?

Answer 8

Verse

Question 9

What do you call the section of a song that usually occurs after the second chorus where the vocals drop out and an instrument plays a solo?

Answer 9

Instrumental

Question 10

What do you call the opening section in song that is heard before the first verse?

Answer 10

Intro

Question 11

What is the opposite of an intro and where does it appear in a song?

Answer 11

Outro - at the end of song.

Question 12

At the end of some songs the music repeats and gradually gets quieter. What is this called?

Answer 12

Repeat and fade

Question 13

How many bars in a typical blues chord progression?

Answer 13

12

Question 14

What are the sections in ternary form?

Answer 14

A - B - A

Question 15

What are the sections in binary form?

Answer 15

A - B

Question 16

What are the sections in rondo form?

Answer 16

A - B - A - C - A

Question 17

What is another name for structure?

Answer 17

Form