MUSIC 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Rondo, Duple And Quadruple Metre
26 Dec 2015
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A substantial piece in fast or moderate tempo. Sometimes preceded by a short introduction at a slower tempo. May be in a sonata form or a rondo. This form counts as the intellectual and emotional core of the whole symphony. Composers found that they can enable a special flexibility of expression in this form. Exposition (a: a large, diverse section of music in which the basic material of the movement is presented, first theme- a tune, a group or small phrase, bridge- the transition of the exposition. 2: restatement of the previous two parts: the first theme is presented again along with themes from the development, music remains in the tonic key, coda- a postmortem or wrap-up for the main action, in the tonic key. The point of variations is to create many contrasting moods with the same theme. Theme and variation- theme is presented and then varied. This was the sole dance type to survive from the.
