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stormx

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Trio section - meaning

on: July 10, 2005, 05:27:58 PM

Hi !!

What does it mean when some section of a piece is labeled "TRIO"?

My guess is that you have in that part 3 interacting voices, in a counterpoint sense. But i am not sure $:-\$ $:-\$

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qwerty quaver

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The word "trio" refer (I think in your case) to the middle, contrasting section of a piece in ternary form.
This usage gives rise to the "minuet and trio" (or the "scherzo and trio", introduced by Beethoven) which often appears as the third movement in a symphony, sonata or similar work (something of 4 mouvements)
It is indeed written in a three part harmony.

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Reply #2 on: July 10, 2005, 05:57:36 PM

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Re: Trio section - meaning

Reply #3 on: July 12, 2005, 11:31:28 PM

The middle section of a movement in Minuet-and-Trio form did used to be written in three-part harmony, but eventually it's just a section with a lighter texture.

Make sure, when you go back to the Minuet after the Trio, not to do the repeats in the Minuet again.

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