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Which is your most favourite form listed below? (Is it called a form?)

Sonata: 15 (25.9%)
Impromptu: 3 (5.2%)
Scherzo: 0 (0%)
Symphony: 7 (12.1%)
Opera (Overture is counted): 1 (1.7%)
Operette (Overture is counted): 0 (0%)
Nocturne: 5 (8.6%)
Symphonic poem: 0 (0%)
Concerto (Any type will do): 9 (15.5%)
Mazurka: 0 (0%)
Etude: 5 (8.6%)
Fantasie: 0 (0%)
Ballade: 1 (1.7%)
Ballet: 0 (0%)
Prelude: 4 (6.9%)
Suite: 0 (0%)
Polonaise: 0 (0%)
Ecossaise: 0 (0%)
Waltz: 1 (1.7%)
Variations: 2 (3.4%)
Chamber Music: 2 (3.4%)
Rondo: 0 (0%)
Intermezzo: 1 (1.7%)
Fugue: 2 (3.4%)
Song: 0 (0%)
Oratonio: 0 (0%)
Mass: 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 31

Voting closed: October 23, 2006, 01:01:42 PM

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Topic: What form of music? (Read 1827 times)

ihatepop

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What form of music?

on: July 15, 2006, 01:01:42 PM

If i've missed out anything, memo me!
Ok, I know I've missed out a lot...

These choices apply for any instrument.

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xavierm

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #1 on: July 15, 2006, 01:45:24 PM

No String Quartet? *tear*

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Kassaa

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #2 on: July 15, 2006, 03:42:40 PM

Quote from: xavierm on July 15, 2006, 01:45:24 PM

No String Quartet? *tear*

That's not a form.

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ihatepop

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #3 on: July 21, 2006, 02:05:10 PM

I, myself, think that maybe this thread is completely useless.

Oh, great, I'm criticizing meself.
Honestly (to myself) I think that this is the most worthless post I have ever made.
I curse myself. *whimper*

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kony

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #4 on: July 22, 2006, 10:00:21 AM

Variations
Fugue
Rondo
Intermezzo
Song

why is string quartet not a form?

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Kassaa

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #5 on: July 22, 2006, 10:11:50 AM

Quote from: ihatepop on July 21, 2006, 02:05:10 PM

I, myself, think that maybe this thread is completely useless.

Oh, great, I'm criticizing meself.
Honestly (to myself) I think that this is the most worthless post I have ever made.
I curse myself. *whimper*

This is one of your better topics.

I was wrong about the string quartet, I then thought it was an amount of people playing a certain instrument, like with an orchestra, but it is also a music form.

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counterpoint

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #6 on: July 22, 2006, 10:39:03 AM

Please add VARIATIONS, then I will vote

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ihatepop

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #7 on: July 22, 2006, 02:44:20 PM

Quote from: counterpoint on July 22, 2006, 10:39:03 AM

Please add VARIATIONS, then I will vote

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ihatepop

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #8 on: July 22, 2006, 02:46:13 PM

Quote from: Kassaa on July 22, 2006, 10:11:50 AM

This is one of your better topics.

I was wrong about the string quartet, I then thought it was an amount of people playing a certain instrument, like with an orchestra, but it is also a music form.

Oh, I take my previous comment back, then....

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #9 on: July 22, 2006, 04:29:28 PM

paraphrase

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jre58591

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #10 on: July 22, 2006, 04:31:39 PM

hmm you didnt include chamber music, which is a form im really starting to like.

anyways, my votes go to concerto and sonata.

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #11 on: July 22, 2006, 04:38:40 PM

Don't take offence, but I have to ask. What's with the incessant stream of pointless poll-taking threads? Are you actually interested in peoples' answers, or do you just like getting responses?

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #12 on: July 22, 2006, 05:25:40 PM

So he likes the spotlight

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #13 on: July 23, 2006, 06:19:03 AM

I prefer art with circular, rather than linear structure, which is why I like sonatas more than symphonies and concertos.

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ihatepop

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #14 on: July 23, 2006, 01:31:22 PM

Quote from: jas on July 22, 2006, 04:38:40 PM

Don't take offence, but I have to ask. What's with the incessant stream of pointless poll-taking threads? Are you actually interested in peoples' answers, or do you just like getting responses?

I'm interested in what people think.

Quote from: nicco on July 22, 2006, 05:25:40 PM

So he likes the spotlight

I DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reply #15 on: July 23, 2006, 05:45:11 PM

Quote from: ihatepop on July 23, 2006, 01:31:22 PM

I DON'T!!!!!!!!!!!!

10 year olds always like the spotlight. dont deny it.

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #16 on: July 28, 2006, 01:29:10 PM

Quote from: jre58591 on July 23, 2006, 05:45:11 PM

10 year olds always like the spotlight. dont deny it.

I'm twelve...

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #17 on: July 28, 2006, 04:19:20 PM

Is Toccata considered a form? If not, then it'd have to be Etude

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #18 on: July 28, 2006, 05:38:53 PM

If I had to choose just one, I would say the Nocturne is my favourite form.

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #19 on: July 28, 2006, 06:32:16 PM

Quote from: kony on July 22, 2006, 10:00:21 AM

Variations
Fugue
Rondo
Intermezzo
Song

why is string quartet not a form?

Vote for Chamber Music. That includes string quartets.

Personally I like piano trios best!

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Re: What form of music?

Reply #20 on: July 28, 2006, 06:37:18 PM

Boys and Girls!
The main problem with this topic is a misconception or misunderstanding of both form and genre. Let me quote the Grove Dictionary of Music:
Form - "The constructive or organizing element in music."
Genre - "A class, type or category, sanctioned by convention."
So, in the list presented, there are basically genres, not forms. Furthermore, the only forms in the list are Sonata, Fugue, Variations and Rondo (and the former two are genres as well). The Ballad and the Prelude sometimes are considered forms: the first in the context of medieval music (for instance) and the later by some theorists (a "free" form). Notice that in Chopin neither is a form.
To clarify, let us take some Chopin as example. Of the Preludes (one of the genres he composed), there is an incredible variety of forms: # 9 is a one-part form; # 20 is a binary form; # 15 is a ternary one; and so on.
Another example: sonatas opus 13 and 26, by Herr Beethoven. The same genre (sonata) but very very different forms.
Best wishes!

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