Structures and Forms Flashcards
augmentation
original note values are doubled
canon
an extended melody is imitated strictly or entirely in one or more voices
dimunition
the original note values are halved
imitation
the immediate restatement of a melody or motive in another voice or hand
repetition
a melodic or rhythmic pattern is repeated
sequence
a melodic pattern is repeated at a higher or lower pitch, but in the same voice
binary form
music in binary form has two sections, a and b. each section is usually repeated. the a section ends on dominant, and the b on tonic.
ternary form
music in ternary form has three sections: a, b, and a repeat of a. the two sections are often contrasting in character or style.
sonata
- exposition
- first theme, tonic
- second theme, dominant or relative major
- closing theme (optional), dominant or relative major - development
- themes are presented in new keys
- new themes may be added - recapitulation
- first theme, tonic
- second theme, tonic
- closing theme (optional), tonic
coda
ending for a sonata, sometimes included after the second or closing theme
sonatina
a short sonata
rondo
music in rondo form has a recurring rondo theme, a, that appears between contrasting episodes, like b and c
polyphonic texture
two or more independent voices/melodies
homophonic texture
music with melody and accompaniment
retrograde
the reversal of a melody, as if reading from left to right
