Unit 8: Musical Form

Unit 8: Musical Form

1. Organization of sound

   • The organization of sound is the way a composer puts themes in apiece, giving it form
   • WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ORGANIZE SOUND ?
     • Beacuse if it is not ordered you cannot identify the different themes and remeber them.It would just be a choas of musical ideas.

2. Principles of repetition, contrast and variation

   • There are three ways to compose
     • Repeat the same melody: A A
     • Change the melody slightly: A A'
     • Contrast the melody (a lot or a little) to a new one: AB
   • • Binary. this is good for short pieces. It is an A and B form, but B does not contrast very much. Sometimes one of them reapeats . Hymns and marches are often binary. the aim is to not have a lot big changes
     • Ternary. this is also good for short pieces, but these always