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Music 6 Quarter 3 - Week No. 1: Musical Forms and Musical Symbols

1. The document discusses different musical forms including binary form, ternary form, and rondo form. 2. It explains that binary form has two sections (AB), ternary form can have two melodic ideas that end with the first (ABA) or three different sections (ABC), and rondo form repeats a primary theme between different episodes (ABACA). 3. Musical forms help identify the structure of a piece and make the music more enjoyable to listen to by providing repetition, unity, and contrast.

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Music 6 Quarter 3 - Week No. 1: Musical Forms and Musical Symbols

1. The document discusses different musical forms including binary form, ternary form, and rondo form. 2. It explains that binary form has two sections (AB), ternary form can have two melodic ideas that end with the first (ABA) or three different sections (ABC), and rondo form repeats a primary theme between different episodes (ABACA). 3. Musical forms help identify the structure of a piece and make the music more enjoyable to listen to by providing repetition, unity, and contrast.

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  • Introduction
  • Understanding Musical Form
  • Musical Selection
  • Important Sectional Forms
  • Musical Form Identification
  • Repeated Sections and Symbols
  • Form Identification Exercises
  • Conclusion and Assignment

Music 6 Quarter 3 – Week No.

Musical Forms
and Musical
Symbols
Musical Form
It is created when the different elements of
music in a composition are arranged and
combined into sections. It is like looking at the
totality of the piece. The different sections in a
composition make the music more exciting to
listen to. This is why knowing and understanding
the structure of a piece help you appreciate
music even more.
Musical Form
Musical Selection
It is made up of phrases that are
arranged in various parts that give
beauty and variety.
Musical Selection
Important
Sectional
Forms
1
3
AB o r Two -
ABACA or
part Form Five-part
(Binary) 2 Form
ABA/ABC (Rondo)
or Three-
part Form
(Ternary)
AB or Two-part Form
(Binary)
- It is composed of two different
melodic ideas.
ABA/ABC or
Three-part Form (Ternary)
- It has two melodic ideas and ends with the
repetition of the first idea.
- ABC means, there are 3 different sections.
Example of song in this kind of symbol in Ternary
Form is our National Anthem.
ABACA or Five-part Form
(Rondo)
- It is based on a repetition of a
musical idea.
Form in music can be identified by giving
a letter designation to each prominent
musical idea and noticing the order in
which these ideas appear and are
repeated.de up of phrases that are
arranged in various parts that give
beauty and variety.
Repetition, providing unity and
continuity, and contrast, providing
variety and surprise, are the two
fundamental principles of musical
forms.
1. Binary Form or Two-part
AB – AAB - AABB
- The musical form that has two different sections
is called the binary form. The first section is
labelled as A while section two is labelled as B. In
this form, the second part often acts as an answer
to the first. The (AB) form is very important even
during the 17th and 18th centuries. In many pieces,
each section is repeated. Study and sing the song
in the binary form or two part (AB)
2. Ternary Form or Three-part
a. ABA
-The first section is labelled as A,
the second section is labelled as B,
and the third section is labelled as
A again because it is just a
repetition of the first section.
2. Ternary Form or Three-part
b. ABC
- There are 3 different sections.
Example of song in this kind of
symbol in Ternary Form is our
National Anthem.
3. Rondo Form or Five-part
ABACA
- The word rondo comes from a similar
French word referring to “coming around
again” in a composition. The primary
theme (refrain) usually reappears in the
tonic key, while the secondary themes are
often in other keys.
Above example is piece of music where the musical
material stated at the beginning of the piece keeps
returning. This opening music can be called either the
theme or the refrain; they are the same thing. You
can remember in a 'rondo' that the theme will keep
coming back 'around.' Just like a white horse on a
carousel, the theme of a rondo will keep coming
around again. Between the statements of the theme,
or refrain, there are episodes. An 8 episode is musical
material that is different from the theme.
Repeated Sections

In a musical composition, there are


some symbols that indicate
repetitions of some sections. Below
are the examples of repeat marks.
D.C. Al Coda

- It means to go back to the


beginning and jump or proceed to
the coda sign.
It is the sign for coda
D.C. al Fine (D.C. means da capo:
fine means end)
- It means to go back to the
beginning and end at fine.
It means sign.
D.S. al Fine (D.S. means dal segno;
fine means end)

- It means go to back at the sign


and end at fine.
Identify if the
following musical
form is binary
form, ternary form,
or rondo form.
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Well done!
Submit your LAS in Music
Week 1 until 3 p.m. today.
Thank you!

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