Chapter 6: Musical Form

Question 1

Contrast

Answer 1

The use of opposing musical elements to emphasize difference and variety. (page 25)

Question 2

Strophic Form

Answer 2

Song structure in which the same music is repeated with every stanza (strophe) of the poem. (page 25)

Question 3

Through-Composed

Answer 3

Song structure that is composed from beginning to end, without repetitions of large sections. ((page 25)

Question 4

Variation

Answer 4

The compositional procedure of altering a preexisting musical idea. See also theme and variations in Chapter 29. (page 26)

Question 5

Improvisation

Answer 5

The creation of a musical composition while it is being performed, as in Baroque ornamentation, cadenzas of concertos, jazz, and some non-Western musics. (page 26)

Question 6

Binary Form

Answer 6

Two-part (A-B) form with each section normally repeated. Also two-part form. (page 26)

Question 7

Ternary Form

Answer 7

Three-part (A-B-A) form based on a statement (A), contrast (B), and repetition (A). Also three-part form. (page 26)

Question 8

Theme

Answer 8

Melodic idea used as a basic building block in the construction of a piece. Also subject. (page 26)

Question 9

Thematic Development

Answer 9

Musical expansion of a theme by varying its melodic outline, harmony, or rhythm. Also thematic transformation. (page 26)

Question 10

Sequence

Answer 10

Restatement of an idea or motive at a different pitch level. (page 27)

Question 11

Motive

Answer 11

Short melodic or rhythmic idea; the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-harmonic-rhythmic unit. (page 27)

Question 12

Call and Response

Answer 12

Short melodic or rhythmic idea; the smallest fragment of a theme that forms a melodic-harmonic-rhythmic unit. (page 27)

Question 13

Ostinato

Answer 13

A short melodic, rhythmic, or harmonic pattern that is repeated throughout a work or a section. (page 28)

Question 14

Movement

Answer 14

Complete, self-contained part within a larger musical work. (page 28)