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This lesson is part of the Rhythm, Meter & Form category.

Objectives

Students will be able to analyze a composition using formal notation (A, A’, B, etc.).
Students will be familiar with common forms such as sonata allegro, da capo aria, and popular song form.
Students will be familiar with macroformal structures such as song cycles, operas, oratorios, musicals, and concept albums.

Resources

Readings:

Snodgrass, Contemporary Musicianship:
- Chapter 4: “Classical Forms”

Hutchinson, Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom:
Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), Open Music Theory:
- Sonata Form: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Rondo Form: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Minuet Form
Kenrick, Elements of a Musical: "The Book (Libretto)"
Jarvis and Peterson, "Detour or Bridge? Contrasting Sections and Storytelling in Musical Theater"

Listening or Videos

Barna, "The Dance Chorus in Recent Top-40 Music"

Class Activities

Discussion and definition of the concept of formal analysis, and of common large-scale forms
Formal analysis of music in different genres and time periods
Creation of a compositional formal blueprint based around two or three given melodies or motives

Assignments

Comprehension questions
Formal analysis of written and recorded music
Creation of a formal blueprint for a piece to meet given criteria

Files

Formal Analysis: "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind (Word | Pages | PDF)
Formal Analysis: "Unfinished" by Barenaked Ladies (Word | Pages | PDF)
Formal Analysis: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 by W. A. Mozart (Finale | MusicXML | PDF)

Notes

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 **[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/BinaryAndTernaryForms.html Chapter 24: Binary and Ternary Forms]
 **[http://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/SonataAndRondoForms.html Chapter 25: Sonata and Rondo Forms]
-*[https://www.academia.edu/7634222/_Form_in_Rock_Music_A_Primer_in_Engaging_Music_Essays_in_Music_Analysis_ed._D._Stein_Oxford_University_Press_2005_65-76 Covach, “Form in Rock Music: A Primer”]
 *[http://openmusictheory.com/ Shaffer, Wharton (eds.), ''Open Music Theory:'']
 **Sonata Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-intro.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/SonataTheory-exposition.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataStructuralPointsOfArrival.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataThematicModules.html 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRecap.html 5], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataDevelopment.html 6], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataFramingModules.html 7]
 **Rondo Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/rondo.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/thematicFunctionInRondo.html 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/fivePartRondo.html 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/sonataRondo.html 4]
 **[http://openmusictheory.com/minuet.html Minuet Form]
-**Pop/Rock Form: [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm.html 1], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-terms 2], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-containers 3], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-functions 4], [http://openmusictheory.com/popRockForm-notation 5]
-*[https://www.top40theory.com/ Peres, ''Top 40 Theory:'']
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/dont-bore-us-but-dont-rush-to-the-chorus “Don't Bore Us, but Don't Rush to the Chorus”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/the-chainsmokers-ft-halsey-closer-crafting-the-chorus “The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey — ‘Closer’: Crafting the Chorus”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-postchorus “Everything You Need to Know About the Postchorus”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/about-that-chorus-in-bebe-rexhas-im-a-mess “About that Chorus in Bed Rexha’s ‘I’m a Mess’”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/a-sonic-twist-in-the-plot-the-bridge-in-modern-pop “A Sonic Twist in the Plot: The Bridge in Modern Pop”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/blog/the-postchorus-bridge-switcheroo “The PostChorus-Bridge Switcheroo”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/micro-blog1/recycling-the-chorus-in-zedd-elley-duhes-happy-now “Recycling the Chorus in Zedd & Elley Duhé’s ‘Happy Now’”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/micro-blog1/the-internal-sonic-progression-in-bebe-rexhas-im-a-mess “The Internal Sonic Progression in Bebe Rexha’s “I’m a Mess’”]
-**[https://www.top40theory.com/micro-blog1/sonic-meta-progressions-in-pop-songs “Sonic Meta-Progressions in Pop Songs”]
 *[https://www.musicals101.com/book.htm Kenrick, ''Elements of a Musical:'' "The Book (Libretto)"]
 *[http://www.smt-v.org/archives/volume6.html#detour-or-bridge-contrasting-sections-and-storytelling-in-musical-theater Jarvis and Peterson, "Detour or Bridge? Contrasting Sections and Storytelling in Musical Theater"]