music gcse- structure and form key vocab

sonata exposition (1)

musical subject stated

sonata development (2)

musical subject is explored/expanded

sonata recapitualtion (3)

subject is restated

symphony structure

I allegro

II adagio

III minuet/scherzo

IV rondo

fugue exposition (1)

section that contains at least one full statement of the subject of the fugue

fugue middle entries (2)

statement of the subject outside of the exposition

fugue episode (3)

connecting passage of music in a fugue

fugue coda (4)

musical material designed to close out the composition

rondo structure

ABACADA coda:

a- main section

b,c,d- contrasting themes

ABA (ternary)

a- musical idea

b- contrasting idea

a-original music idea (sometimes with slight change)

AB (binary)

2 related sections, both usually repeated

classic song structure

1. intro
2. verse
3. chorus
4. middle 8
5. outro

improvisation

making music up on the spot (often chords are known and played underneath whilst melody is improvised)

chord pattern

set of chords used in a song or section of a song

coda

rounding off final section of music- found in sonata form but also In jazz and other styles

changes

jazz term for chord patterns

head/theme

main theme all musicians in a jazz band return to every so often to bring everyone back together, in between solo parts

1st subject / 2nd subject

1st and 2nd melodies found in the exposition section of a sonata- one or both of these is ‘developed’ in the development later on