Form, Structure

2. A unit of music, often two or four bars, that holds together and ends with a cadence.
3. A vocal form where the music is not repeated for each verse, but changes to reflect the mood of the lyrics (7,8).
6. A large-scale three-part structure with exposition, development and recapitulation, used for the first movements of many sonatas, symphonies and concertos (6,4).
7. A musical structure consisting of two equal, complimentary sections.
10. Musical device where the music is played 'backwards', from the last note to the first.
12. A texture in which a phrase is introduced by one player/singer and answered by another or by a group, like a question and an answer (4,3,8)

1. The two section structure of many pop songs. The two sections are repeated and sometimes linked by a bridge. (5,3,6)
4. Compositional technique used extensively in the Baroque period, where a musical passage is heard repeatedly (Complete or partial), alternating with sections of contrasting material.
5. Opening section of a piece, setting the key, mood and tone.
8. A structure where the main theme is heard at least three times, alternating with contrasting sections e.g. ABACA in its simplest form.
9. A vocal form where the same music is used for each verse.
11. A three-part (ABA) form where the A section is heard twice and the B section consists of contrasting musical material.