Larger Forms

What term describes a musical form consisting of two approximately equivalent sections?

What is the defining characteristic of a sectional binary form?

If the first part of a binary form ends on a harmony other than the tonic triad of the main key, what is it called?

What is the term for a musical movement or theme that consists of two repeated sections?

What symbolic representation best describes the statement-contrast-return principle of a ternary form?

In the American popular ballad form, what is the typical length of the 'bridge' section?

What is the typical letter-scheme for the American popular ballad form's structure?

What structural pattern defines a rounded binary form?

The 12-bar blues form is composed of how many four-bar phrases?

What is the most basic harmonic pattern for the three phrases of a 12-bar blues?

What are the three main sections of a sonata form?

In sonata form, which section presents the main themes and establishes the central tonal conflict?

Which section of the sonata form resolves the tonal conflict by presenting the secondary theme in the home key?

In a major-mode sonata form movement, the exposition typically modulates from the home key (I) to which secondary key?

In a minor-mode sonata form movement, what is the typical secondary key found in the exposition?

In sonata form, what is the function of the transition section found between the primary (P) and secondary (S) themes?

A situation in a sonata's development section where the opening motive returns but in the wrong key or mode is called what?

What is the defining characteristic of a rondo form?

Which of the following represents the structure of a five-part (classic) rondo?

What is the structure of a seven-part rondo?

How is a sonata-rondo distinguished from a seven-part rondo?

In a minuet and trio movement, what is the overall large-scale form?

What is the term for a special concluding section that is sometimes added to the end of a movement?

According to the analysis of the slow movement from Brahms's Symphony no. 1, what section occurs between measures 28 and 38?

In the normative sonata form diagram, what do the letters P and S stand for?

What is the primary function of the Primary theme (P) group in a sonata exposition?

What is the function of the Secondary theme (S) group in a sonata exposition?

The distinction between sectional and continuous forms is based on what factor?

What is the difference between a ternary form and a rounded binary form?

What is the typical text pattern for a 12-bar blues song with lyrics?

In the analysis of the slow movement from Brahms's Symphony no. 1, what is the tonality of the B section (measures 39-57)?

Expositions and recapitulations in sonata form often end with a section that further confirms the prevailing key. What is this section called?

What is the structure of the five-part rondo variant?

In a seven-part rondo (A B A C A B A), in what key does the second B section typically appear?

The term 'balanced binary' refers to a binary form where:

In the analysis of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 309, what happens to the modulating transition in the recapitulation?

Which formal term best describes the structure of 'Oh, Susannah' as presented in the text?

According to the detailed analysis of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 309, what is a common feature of transitions, illustrated in measure 21?

The development section of a sonata form has what kind of organization?

What is the key relationship between a minuet and its trio?

What is the total number of measures in the American popular ballad form as diagrammed in the text?

In the summary's discussion of sonata form, a passage that destabilizes the home key is called a:

According to the analysis of the Bach Minuet in Example 20-2, the form is described as a two-reprise continuous binary form. Why is it 'continuous'?

In the analysis of the Haydn Trio (Example 20-4), the form is identified as a two-reprise sectional ternary. Why is it 'sectional'?

In the normative diagram for sonata-rondo form, what is the tonal center for the final A B A sections?

The analysis of Schumann's 'Melody' (Example 20-5) explains that its five-part appearance (A B A' B A') is misleading. What is the actual underlying form?

In the detailed analysis of the development of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 309, what kind of cadence occurs in measure 82?

What is the typical phrase structure for a sectional rounded binary form as diagrammed in the text?

According to the analysis of Mozart's Piano Sonata K. 331, I (Example 20-7), the form is a two-reprise sectional rounded binary. How does it differ from 'Oh! Susannah'?

In the summary of sonata form on page 345, the exposition is described as establishing a tonal conflict between an initial home key and what other key?