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Sonata form is a way of structuring a piece of music, which was first used in the 18th century by Beethoven. After Beethoven, lots of future composers adopted the structure as the first movement of their ...

Binary form and rounded binary form are mostly the same in that they both have two related themes, one in each section, A and B, modulate to the dominant at the end of the A section, and back to the tonic...

Simple time signatures can be sub-divided into equal groups of two, whereas compound time signatures can be sub-divided into beats of three.

For example, in the simple time signature of 2/4, there ...

To compose in Rondo form, you have to compose at least three different sections of music. Let's label them A, B and C. Now, you must pick a section/episode of music to revisit throughout the piece. Like a...

In typical Baroque fashion, Handel creates a decoratve melody by using trills and grace notes. He also uses devices effectively to create an interesting melody. For example he employs melismatic writing, ...