Chapter 6. Musical Form

Which of the following is the most common form in vocal music?

The basic elements of form are repetition, variation, and contrast.

A theme can be developed by using which?

Which form features a statement of an idea, a contrasting idea, and then the return of the first idea (A-B-A)?

the direct opposite of strophic form is through-composed form.

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

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

In through-composed songs, music from previous stanzas is repeated

Music that is made up spontaneously in performance is called improvisation.

Which of the following are the basic elements of form and which are not?

A short, repeated musical pattern used as a structural device is known as a(n)

A large-scale work, like a symphony, is often broken up into smaller sections called

One of the basic structures in music is -, which begins with a statement and ends with a departure, without a return to the opening section.

Match the following forms with their formal patterns.

he opening section sounds marchlike, with accented beats and alternations between instrumental groups. Eventually, a total change of character marks a short, new section. At approximately which time interval from the beginning does this new section appear?

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

In this excerpt from the English folk song, Greensleeves, where does a new section (B) with contrast begin?

Match the descriptions of musical form to the correct excerpts from Simple Gifts.

Which of the following terms may be applied to the opening of Beethoven's first movement, Symphony No. 5 and which may not?

n this excerpt, how does the second section (00:24-00:51) compare to the first section (00:00 - 00:23)?