Chapter 6. Musical Form

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

movements

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

true

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

ostinato

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

sequence

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

Musical excerpt: Correct label: initial musical statement (A) 0-43 Musical excerpt: Correct label: departure from the initial musical statement (B) 44-1:03

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

CA: Motive sequence

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

True

A theme can be developed by using which?

all of these

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

21 secs

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

CA: repetition contrast variation

Match the following forms with their formal patterns.

Ternary :A-B-A Binary: A-B

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

a theme

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.

binary form

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

false

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

its different

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?

just after 1 minute

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

strophic form

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

ternary

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

theme

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

true