Form Assessment

Unity and variety

According to the text, which two essential factors do composers manipulate to hold the listener's interest?

True

Composers and arrangers can introduce some elements of variation in a piece of music without altering its basic form.

Ternary form

Listen to the following example. Play Which form does it represent?

Excerpt A

Listen to the following two examples from a piece in rondo form presented in the text. Which excerpt represents the Theme? A. Play B. Play

False

The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. Play

True

The following musical excerpt represents strophic form. Play

True

This excerpt demonstrates the principle of repetition. Play

False

Usually, folk tunes, songs, spirituals, and hymns are not good examples of strophic form.

B. Play

Which excerpt is a variation from Mozart's Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman"?

The excerpt is the B section of a mazurka by Chopin

Which statement is true about the following excerpt? Play