Chapter 6: Musical Form

Question 1

Form

Answer 1

Structure and design in music, based on repetition, contrast, and variation; the organizing principle of music

Question 2

Strophic form

Answer 2

Song structure in which the same music is repeated with every stanza (strophe) of the poem

Question 3

Through-composed form

Answer 3

Song structure that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of large sections

Question 4

Binary form

Answer 4

Two-part (A-B) form with each section normally repeated; statement and departure without a return to the opening section; AKA two-part form

Question 5

Ternary form

Answer 5

Three-part (A-B-A) form based on statement (A), contrast (B), and repetition (A); statement and departure with a return to the opening section; AKA three-part form

Question 6

What are the basic structures in music?

Answer 6

Binary and ternary form; Two-part and three-part form

Question 7

Theme

Answer 7

Melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a piece, AKA subject

Question 8

Motive

Answer 8

Short melodic or rhythmic idea; the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-harmonic-rhythmic unit.

Question 9

Sequence

Answer 9

Restatement of a motive or an idea at a different pitch level.

Question 10

Call and response

Answer 10

Performance style with a singing leader who is imitated by a chorus of followers; AKA responsorial

Question 11

Improvisation

Answer 11

The creation of music while it is being performed, as in Baroque embellishment, jazz, and some non-western music

Question 12

Ostinato

Answer 12

A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or section

Question 13

Movement

Answer 13

Complete, self-contained part within a larger musical work

Question 14

Contrast

Answer 14

The use of opposing musical elements to emphasize difference and variety

Question 15

Variation

Answer 15

The compositional procedure of altering a preexisting musical idea

Question 16

Thematic development

Answer 16

Musical expansion of a theme by varying its melodic outline, harmony, or rhythm

Question 17

Which is the most common form in vocal music: strophic form or through-composed form?

Answer 17

Strophic form

Question 18

A motive, when restated at a different pitch, results in a _____.

Answer 18

Sequence

Question 19

What are the formal segments of large-scale compositions such as the symphony called?

Answer 19

Movements

Question 20

When a melodic idea is used as a building block in the construction of a larger work, what is it called?

Answer 20

A theme

Question 21

A fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-rhythmic unit is called a _____.

Answer 21

Motive

Question 22

True or False: The direct opposite of strophic form is through-composed form.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False: Even when a performer improvises, the basic elements of repetition, contrast, and variation can be heard.

Answer 23

True

Question 24

A theme can be developed by using which of the following?
A. Harmony
B. Melody
C. Rhythm
D. All of the above

Answer 24

D. All of the above

Question 25

True or False: In through-composed songs, music from previous stanzas is repeated.

Answer 25

False