Musical Architecture (Form)

1. Musical Architecture (Form)

2. Review: Which came first, Renaissance or Baroque? Baroque Renaissance Tomato

3. Review: During what century (for the most part) was the “Romantic” era? 18th 19th 20th

4. Review: Which of these is a woodwind instrument? Bassoon Shofar Tympani

5. Review: Which was a popular Renaissance/Baroque plucked string instrument? Shawm Dizi Lute

6. Imagine you are a composer,and you just wrote a “section” of music…

7. What can you do next? Stop writing Repeat what you just wrote Repeat what you just wrote but change a little Write something completely different

8. Twinkle, Twinkle little star How I wonder what you are Up above the world so high Like a diamond in the sky Twinkle, Twinkle little star How I wonder what you are A B A

9. “Please Please Me” A A Last night I said these words to my girl I know you never even try, girl. Come on (4x) Please Please me oh yeah, like I please you You don’t need me to show the way, love Why do I always have to say, love? Come on (4x) Please please me oh yeah, like I please you a a b c a a b c

10. Typical pop song form Introduction Verse(s) Chorus Repetitions of V & C Outtro Optional parts: Bridge, Middle 8

12. Verse (“If I could stick my pen...”)

13. Chorus (“I know it’s only rock ‘n roll”)

14. Verse 2 (“If I could stick a knife...”)

15. Chorus

16. Interlude/Middle 8 (“And do ya think...”)

17. Chorus

19. 12-bar Blues Text form: A A B Musical form I, I, I, I IV, IV, I, I V, V, I, I

20. Cream, “Crossroads” (1969) I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees I went down to the crossroad, fell down on my knees Asked the lord above for mercy: “Save me if you please” I went down to the crossroad, tried to flag a ride I went down to the crossroad, tried to flag a ride Didn’t nobody seem to know me, everybody passed me by

21. “Out and Back” form (The Sandwich) Ternary Form

23. Which of these uses a three-part text form, with four bars per line? Ternary form 12-bar Blues Ground bass form

24. 32-BAR SONG FORM

26. “Refrain” forms Rondo

28. Which of these was gradually replaced in popular music by Verse-Chorus form? Rondo form Ternary form 32-bar song form

29. WCT Dance form (Binary)

31. Theme and variations

33. In Binary form, there are actually 2 parts, each of which are repeated 3 parts, with the second repeated 4 parts, each different

34. Sonata form (Large Ternary)