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What is the simplest musical form?

Binary form Binary form is the simplest and most straight-forward of all the musical forms but it also has the most variety to it so it can be a bit confusing. In general, binary form has an A and a contrasting B section back to back.

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BINARY FORM

Binary form is the simplest and most straight-forward of all the musical forms but it also has the most variety to it so it can be a bit confusing. In general, binary form has an A and a contrasting B section back to back. We can categorize the various types of binary forms based on what happens with their melodic, harmonic, and length of content.

MELODIC REFERENCE

SIMPLE: The A and B melodic material are completely different (B does not call back to A). ||: A :||: B :|| ROUNDED: The B section includes a call back to A. This can occur during the same length of time as the original A (so the second section only calls back to some of A) or the length of the B section may be extended to include all new B material plus all the original A material. ||: A :||: B A :|| In rounded binary, the B material is referred to as a DIGRESSION because it digresses momentarily from the overarching A material.

HARMONIC REFERENCE

SECTIONAL: Both the A and B sections end with the tonic of the key (they are complete without the other). ||: … I :||: ... I :|| CONTINUOUS: The A section does not end on tonic and the B section does not begin on tonic (they are connected). ||: … V :||: … I :|| BALANCED: The end of B is identical to the end of A (if they’re sectional and both ending in tonic) both melodically and harmonically -or- if continuous, the end of B is referencing the end of A but doing so in the tonic so it feels like an ending - both the melody and harmony mirror A but finish in tonic.

LENGTH REFERENCE

SYMMETRICAL: Both the A and B sections have the same number of measures (like A is 8 measures and B is 8 measures). ASYMMETRICAL: The two sections are different lengths - usually B is longer than A. Asymmetrical binary form is much more common in rounded form since the second half will often include a complete B and complete A statement.

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