Strophic form – also called verse-repeating form, chorus form, AAA song form, or one-part song form – is a song structure in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music.[1] Contrasting song forms include through-composed, with new music written for every stanza,[1] and ternary form, with a contrasting central section.
The term is derived from the Greek word στροφή, strophē, meaning "turn". It is the simplest and most durable of musical forms, extending a piece of music by repetition of a single formal section. This may be analyzed as "A A A...". This additive method is the musical analogue of repeated stanzas in poetry or lyrics and, in fact, where the text repeats the same rhyme scheme from one stanza to the next, the song's structure also often uses either the same or very similar material from one stanza to the next.
A modified strophic form varies the pattern in some stanzas (A A' A"...) somewhat like a rudimentary theme and variations. Contrasting verse-chorus form is a binary form that alternates between two sections of music (ABAB), although this may also be interpreted as constituting a larger strophic verse-refrain form. While the terms 'refrain' and 'chorus' are often used interchangeably, 'refrain' may indicate a recurring line of identical melody and lyrics as a part of the verse (as in "Blowin' in the Wind": "...the answer my friend..."), while 'chorus' means an independent form section (as in "Yellow Submarine": "We all live in...").[2]
Many classicalart songs are also composed in strophic form, from the 17th century French air de cour to 19th century German lieder and beyond. Haydn used the strophic variation form in many of his string quartets and a few of his symphonies, employed almost always in the slow second movement. Franz Schubert composed many important strophic lieder, including settings of both narrative poems and simpler, folk-like texts, such as his "Heidenröslein" and "Der Fischer".[1] Several of the songs in his song cycleDie schöne Müllerin use strophic form.
^Pen, Ronald (1991). Schaum's Outline of Introduction to Music, p. 96. ISBN9780070380684.
Sourcesedit
Appen, Ralf von / Frei-Hauenschild, Markus "AABA, Refrain, Chorus, Bridge, Prechorus – Song Forms and their Historical Development". In: Samples. Online Publikationen der Gesellschaft für Popularmusikforschung/German Society for Popular Music Studies e.V. Ed. by Ralf von Appen, André Doehring and Thomas Phleps. Vol. 13 (2015).
This music theory article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
strophic, form, also, called, verse, repeating, form, chorus, form, song, form, part, song, form, song, structure, which, verses, stanzas, text, sung, same, music, contrasting, song, forms, include, through, composed, with, music, written, every, stanza, terna. Strophic form also called verse repeating form chorus form AAA song form or one part song form is a song structure in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music 1 Contrasting song forms include through composed with new music written for every stanza 1 and ternary form with a contrasting central section Das Wandern the opening song in Franz Schubert s song cycle Die schone Mullerin an example of a strophic songThe term is derived from the Greek word strofh strophe meaning turn It is the simplest and most durable of musical forms extending a piece of music by repetition of a single formal section This may be analyzed as A A A This additive method is the musical analogue of repeated stanzas in poetry or lyrics and in fact where the text repeats the same rhyme scheme from one stanza to the next the song s structure also often uses either the same or very similar material from one stanza to the next A modified strophic form varies the pattern in some stanzas A A A somewhat like a rudimentary theme and variations Contrasting verse chorus form is a binary form that alternates between two sections of music ABAB although this may also be interpreted as constituting a larger strophic verse refrain form While the terms refrain and chorus are often used interchangeably refrain may indicate a recurring line of identical melody and lyrics as a part of the verse as in Blowin in the Wind the answer my friend while chorus means an independent form section as in Yellow Submarine We all live in 2 Many folk and popular songs are strophic in form including the twelve bar blues ballads hymns and chants Examples include Barbara Allen Erie Canal Michael Row the Boat Ashore 3 and Oh Susanna A verse amp chorus 4 Traditional and modern Country songs like This land is your land is also a strophic form Many classical art songs are also composed in strophic form from the 17th century French air de cour to 19th century German lieder and beyond Haydn used the strophic variation form in many of his string quartets and a few of his symphonies employed almost always in the slow second movement Franz Schubert composed many important strophic lieder including settings of both narrative poems and simpler folk like texts such as his Heidenroslein and Der Fischer 1 Several of the songs in his song cycle Die schone Mullerin use strophic form See also editAntistrophe in the lyrical performances of the Greek chorusReferences edit a b c Tilmouth Michael 2001 Strophic Grove Music Online doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 26981 cf von Appen Frei Hauenschild 2015 Duckworth William 2012 A Creative Approach to Music Fundamentals p 319 ISBN 9780840029997 Pen Ronald 1991 Schaum s Outline of Introduction to Music p 96 ISBN 9780070380684 Sources edit Appen Ralf von Frei Hauenschild Markus AABA Refrain Chorus Bridge Prechorus Song Forms and their Historical Development In Samples Online Publikationen der Gesellschaft fur Popularmusikforschung German Society for Popular Music Studies e V Ed by Ralf von Appen Andre Doehring and Thomas Phleps Vol 13 2015 nbsp This music theory article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strophic form amp oldid 1185599180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
