Key Vocab: AoS 5: Structure and Form

Question 1

repetition

Answer 1

repeating musical phrases or sections of the music

Question 2

binary

Answer 2

a piece of music in two sections (A B)

Question 3

ternary

Answer 3

a piece of music in three sections (A B A)

Question 4

rondo

Answer 4

Music in at least 5 sections where the first section (A) is repeated after each new contrasting section (B, C, etc)

Question 5

arch shape

Answer 5

a type of form structure which is symmetrical (eg ABCBA)

Question 6

sonata

Answer 6

A composition usually in four movements for one or two instruments

Question 7

strophic

Answer 7

a song form in which the music is repeated (exactly or almost exactly) for each verse

Question 8

through composed

Answer 8

a song form in which the music changes continually to reflect the meaning of the words

Question 9

continuo

Answer 9

Basso continuo is a form of musical accompaniment used in the Baroque period. played by a keyboard instrument and another bass instrument such as cello

Question 10

cadenza

Answer 10

a solo or vocal instrument passage improvising on music previously heard in the passage

Question 11

ground bass

Answer 11

music where the bass pattern is repeated a number of times while the parts above alter

Question 12

cyclic

Answer 12

a composition where the theme reoccurs possibly in different styles throughout the work