Ternary Form Flashcards
Ternary form
- Has three-part melodic design (ABA or ABA’)
- Has a three-part tonal structure (original
Full sectional ternary form
Each of the three sections of a ternary form close in respective tonic
Sectional ternary form
When either the A (least common) or B (most common) sections close away from their tonic chord
Continuous ternary form
When both the A and B sections close away from their respective tonic chords
Transition
Material that bridges between tonic and a new key (from A to B in ternary form)
Retransition
Bridging material that leads from a contrasting key back to tonic
Da capo form
Ternary form
Compound ternary forms
Ternary forms with smaller nested forms
Da capo aria
Aria in da capo form
Ritornellos
One or more instrumental interludes
Minuet-trio form
Compound ternary form
Invertible counterpoint
Contrapuntal lines are swapped
Character piece
Short, expressive work often written for solo piano