MUS 1751 : Test 2
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4 movements: sonata allegro, theme and variations, minuet and trio, rondo. 3 movements: sontato allegro, theme and var, rondo. Form in music is created by repetition, contrast, and variation. Form is discussed by giving musical ideas letter names such as a, b, or c. Ternary form has a simple arrangement of an a section, a contrasting b section then a return of the a section. (aba) The classical composers loved to use ternary form in relation to a type of dance called the minuet. A minuet is a dance in a moderate tempo and in a triple meter. There are actually 3 little aba forms inside of a big aba form. Required: mozart a little night music 3rd movement, minuet and trio. Themes are elaborated on, moved to new keys, pulled apart and put together in new ways, etc. Recapitulation (everything in the exposition must return in the tonic key)
