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song form

n
(Music, other) another name for ternary form
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Let's talk about the blues, a song form consisting of three-lined verses in which the first line is repeated and the third line rhymes with the first (AAB).
The Sama Dilaut deleng (a song form that likewise describes experiences in real time) according to Dr.
Zakaria Afey, 20, from St Mellons, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to disseminating the nasheed - a chanted song form popular throughout the Islamic world - on January 12, 2017, on the basis he was "reckless".
As for the music, the replacement of song form with more open-ended groove-based structures is the main development.
On Marsden Moor is a new suite composed by Shepley musician Jonny Mansfield, setting five different poems by the Marsden-born poet in a combination of song form and spoken word.
The medley was a song form that bloomed in the early modern broadside market.
If you're here for blistering social critique, there's "Before They Called You White," which is basically a history of racism in song form. On the whole, though, indignation largely takes a back seat to reflections on love and relationships ("Can't Take That Away," "We Got This")
Geographic variation of song form within and among Chestnut-sided Warbler populations.
Summach detailed how the pre-chorus began to appear in song form in the early 1960s and became standard fare for most popular songs.
But he's been thinking of the pop song form since he was around 13 and fell in love with doo-wop harmonies, and that was quite a while ago now.
"The Complete Singer-Songwriter" covers a songwriter's guide to chord progressions; understanding song form and rhyme; dozens of songwriting games and exercises; essential info on copyrighting your songs, music publishing, and digital royalties; online companion at www.completesingersongwriter.com (complete with playlists and additional resources); song writing tips and techniques from more than 100 artists, including Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Paul Simon, Rosanne Cash, Jewel, Jeff Tweedy, Ani DiFranco, James Taylor, John Fogerty, Brandi Carlile, Richard Thompson, Jason Mraz, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Garcia, Dar Williams, and more.
People will hear my ideology in the character and the themes while making it, in song form. Sounds horrendous, doesn't it?