What Is Ternary Form?Things To Know About This Form In Music
TERNARY FORM – In this topic, we will now know and discuss a certain form of music called the ternary form or song form.
According to Lumen, it is a symmetrical structure in music whic follows the pattern A-B-A, where the first A symbolizes a musical idea or ideas; B symbolizing a new and contrasting material; and the last A that represents a return to the first melody heard in the opening piece.
It is vital for the following reasons:
- This form provides the foundation ofsonata-allegro form, a more elaborate form made in the Classical period.
- In larger works which features four movements, the third consists of two dance movements: minuet and trio, which is organized in this form (minuet-trio-minuet)
This is also a three-part musical form where the first section is repeated after the second section ends, hence, the pattern A-B-A.
- Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
- Swan Song by Lana Del Rey
- Rondo in C-Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Dance of the Reed Pipes by Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky
- Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Judy Garland
- Shoo-fly don’t bother me
- Prelude in D-Flat Major by Frederick Chopin
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