Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

blues. These forms divide into sections, each of which will each be given identifying letter names like “A” and
“B.”

Binary Form: Two-part Form

Binary form consists of two sections of similar lengths which repeat.

The melodic material in the B section may be similar to that of the A section, but the key in the B section may
change to a related key, such as the dominant. For a piece in a minor key, the B section may change to the
relative major. This key change, called a modulation, occurs without a change in key signature. The composition
will return to the tonic key before the end of the piece.

TRACK 104

Listening: Minuet in C, K.6 (W.A. Mozart)

Exercise 8—Class Exercise

Listen to Track 104 or your instructor play “Minuet in C” (W.A. Mozart)

Minuet in C, K.6 (W.A. Mozart)

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FORM IN MUSIC

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A section B section

A section

B section