Musical form - this term refers to the structure of a musical work from the perspective of the interaction of all its elements (rhythm, meter, melody, harmony, dynamics, agogics, and color).
Since the 13th century, for over 5 subsequent motet was one of the most important polyphonic forms.
The Mass is a liturgical form with a cyclical structure, sung a capella or with instrumental accompaniment of obligatto or even a full orchestra. The ordinary Mass, or Ordinarium missae...
Fugue, from Latin 'escape', is one of the most important and complex musical forms. It is based on the development of one theme, using contrapuntal technique.
This dignified dance, which used to start and end important ceremonies, balls, and now proms, owes its origin to a folk dance...
It is a short, usually without a specific internal structure, work that can serve as an introduction to subsequent parts of a larger and more complicated work.
A musical form that originated in the Romantic era, whose origin is non-musical, i.e. it comes from literary works or traditional stories.
One of the most important forms created in the Baroque era is the suite. It is a series of dances that, along with Bach and Handel, were organized into the following four main dances...
The word symphony comes from the Greek words syn- and phone, which the Greeks used to define concepts related to 'harmony'. Since the 18th century, this term began to be used in relation to a musical form mainly derived from the sonata, but also from the prelude, suite, and overture.
The name of this musical form comes from the Italian word suonare meaning "to sound". In the past (17th century), a sonata was an instrumental piece for multiple voices and thus became the opposite of a vocal cantata.
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