MUSICAL
FORMS
QUARTER 3/ WEEK 1
REVIEW
What are the major scales
that we discussed during
the second quarter?
Cite some songs in a
particular major scale: Key
of C, F and G.
BABY SHARK
Like plants and other living
things, music has also forms.
They may vary according to
the melody of the song.
• Form in music is the way a
musical composition is
arranged. This composition
could be either any musical
piece as sung by vocalists or si
gers or music created by
means of musical instruments.
• The shortest unit of music is
the motif. It may be in the
form of a rhythm or melody
that can be heard.
• A musical phrase is a musical
line or musical idea that
expresses a musical that
expresses a musical thought.
Musical ideas may be in
repetition, contrast or variations
Music Form
Binary or 2 part Form
• 2 part AB
• Example: Row, Row, Row, Your Boat
• Part A (Row, row, row, your boat
gently down the stream)
Part B (Merrily, merrily, merrily,
merrily life is but a dream)
TERNARY
• Our National Anthem is the best
example of the form, “TERNARY”.
It utilizes a three-part form
represented by (ABC) and
sometimes, the third part is the
repetition of the first part
represented by (ABA)
Ternary or 3 part form
• 3 partABA
Example – Twinkle, Twinkle
• A- Twinkle……How I wonder what
you are
• B- Up above…..in the sky
• A-Twinkle……How I wonder what
you are.
RONDO
• The song ‘Maligayang Araw’
follows RONDO (ABACA) form
of music. It is made up of five or
more musical parts with some
repetitions.
Theme and Variations
• A A1 A2 A3
• The composer states a theme (A) and
varies it to change the way it sounds
(A1A2A3)
• There is no set number of variations.
Fugue
• Polyphonic composition
• Subject and answer
• Popular during the Baroque period,
especially with Bach.
Round
• Similar to a fugue, a round is a melody
that is done in exact repetition at different
times.
• Example – Row Your Boat
• Also becomes polyphonic texture when
performed as a round
Rondo
• Can be 5 part ABACA or 7 part ABACABA
• Longer music, used a lot as the 4th
movement in the Classical symphony.
Call and Response
• A group or individual starts with a line or
phrase
• Another group “answers” the call
• Example: cadences used by the military
Verse and Chorus
• Has a verse that changes, chorus that
remains the same
• Used for hymns and popular music (both
country and rock)
• Example: Jingle Bells
• Verse: Dashing through the snow….
• Chorus: Jingle Bells……..
Sonata Allegro Form
• Similar to ternary, but more extensive
• 1st part is the Exposition
• 2nd part is the Development
• 3rd part is the Recapitulation.
• Often used as the 1st movement in the
Classical Symphony.
