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