Unit 8:Musical form

Unit 8:Musical form

1. Organitzation of sound

   • What is the organitzation of sound?
     • The organitzation of sound is the way a composer puts themes in a piece, giving it form
   • Why is it important to organize sound?
     • Because if it is not ordered you cannot identify the different themes and remember them. It would just be a chaos of musical ideas

2. Principles of repetition, contrast and variation

   • There are three ways to compose
     • Repeat the same melody:: AA
     • Change the melody slightly: AA'
     • Contrast the melody (a lot or little) to a new one: AB
     • Forms which are made from these three ways of composing
       • Binary:: This is good for short pieces AB
       • This is also good for short pieces ABA

3. How to make a good piece of music