Ternary form is a symmetrical structure in music most often represented by the letters ABA. The A represents a musical idea or ideas, the B represents new, contrasting material, and the final A represents a return to the familiar music heard in the opening of the piece. This structure is important for us to review for two reasons.
b) Brahms constructs a complex work from a short and simple theme. c) Brahms composes by improvising virtuosically first, then writing down what he has played. d) Brahms takes a complex theme and makes it simple for listeners to understand.
a) Brahms writes extremely difficult instrumental parts so players can show off their skill. b) Brahms constructs a complex work from a short and simple theme. c) Brahms composes by improvising virtuosically first, then writing down what he has played. d) Brahms takes a complex theme and makes it simple for listeners to understand.
d) Beethoven used the same themes in all four movements to create a cyclic work.
a) The symphony represented Napoleon Bonaparte's conquest of Europe.
d) Beethoven used the same themes in all four movements to create a cyclic work.
a) The symphony represented Napoleon Bonaparte's conquest of Europe.