music that recurs and develops in the form of a quotation
Motto theme
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Ternary form
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a three section form in which the first section A is repeated, often with some changes, after a middle section B, thus the fo…
Theme
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a group of notes, also called a melody, that will form the basis for a work that includes the theme's repetition and/or devel…
Binary form
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a musical form made up of two sections sometimes termed A and B
Episodical form
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the same as rondo form
Form
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the structure a pieces of music may have, for example, sonata form, rondo, …….
Fugue
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form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations
Passacaglia
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an instrumental dance form similar to the chaconne in which there is continuing repetition of a theme
Theme and variations
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an extended work, sometimes in separated movements or sections, where the opening musical statement (theme) is subjected to d…