elements of STRUCTURE notes

Question 1

binary form

Answer 1

AB or AABB

Question 2

ternary form

Answer 2

ABA

Question 3

rondo

Answer 3

ABACADA

Question 4

arch form

Answer 4

ABCBA

Question 5

through- composed

Answer 5

continuous and non repetitive

Question 6

theme and variation

Answer 6

A A1 A2 A3 A4

Question 7

ground bass

Answer 7

a repeated pattern of notes over which music is written the pattern is of substantial length( ostinato is a shorter pattern).

Question 8

continuo

Answer 8

a series of bass notes with numbers attached that indicate the harmony to be used above them. The term is also applied to the instruments that used this system during the baroque period.

Question 9

cadenza

Answer 9

a short passage of music played in free time, designed to show off a player’s skills.

Question 10

call and response

Answer 10

a phrase is answered by another, using similar but not the same material

Question 11

popular song forms

Answer 11

32 bar song : AABA

Question 12

structure

Answer 12

12 or 16 bar blues

Question 13

strophic, verse and chorus

Answer 13

song with repeated sections of lyrics