Musical Form and Analysis Flashcards
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What formal structure is characterized by two repeated sections (||: A :||: B A' :||), commonly found in Baroque binary and minuet movements?
Answer: Rounded binary
Rounded binary features a first section (A) and a second section that begins with contrasting material (B) but returns to the opening theme (A') before closing.
Which component of a fugue subject is the immediate, overlapping answer that enters in a different voice while the subject continues?
Answer: Answer
The answer is the second entry of the fugue subject, typically in the dominant, entering while the first voice continues with the countersubject.
In sonata form analysis, what term describes the moment in the recapitulation where both theme groups are presented in the tonic key?
Answer: Double return
The double return refers to the simultaneous return of the opening theme and the tonic key at the start of the recapitulation, a defining moment of sonata form.
What is the term for a type of variation form where a repeating bass line or harmonic progression supports changing melodic variations above it?
Answer: Both passacaglia and chaconne
Both passacaglia and chaconne involve variation over a repeating bass line or chord progression, though scholars debate their precise distinction.
In analyzing a Classical symphony's first movement, the 'closing theme group' (or codetta) in the exposition serves what primary harmonic function?
Answer: Confirms the new key area established by the second theme
The closing theme group reinforces and confirms the secondary key area (dominant for major-key works) at the end of the exposition.
What formal term applies to music that unfolds continuously without literal repetition of large sections, as in many through-composed songs or tone poems?
Answer: Through-composed (durchkomponiert)
Through-composed (German: durchkomponiert) music proceeds continuously with new material, avoiding the sectional repeats found in strophic or rounded forms.
In a Classical string quartet or symphony, which movement is traditionally in ternary form with a contrasting trio section?
Answer: Third movement (minuet or scherzo)
The third movement of a Classical multi-movement work is typically a minuet and trio (or scherzo and trio) in the formal pattern A (minuet) – B (trio) – A (minuet da capo).