Formal analysis is used to describe the large-scale pacing of a musical work.
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What type of music is Cirque du Soleil's “Steel Dreams”? [closed]
So I've been listening to Cirque du Soleil's Quidam soundtrack and there's an interesting piece, Steel Dreams, that is obviously a modern piece of music, but I can't figure out if it's a jazz or rock ...
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Common names for sections of a piece of music
Generally, what is is the name for the non-vocal parts of a song that are not interludes or preludes and not a guitar solo or instrumental verse/chorus? For example, right after the acapella vocal ...
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What is “Sonata-Allegro form” and what other similar forms should I be aware of?
There are lots of classical pieces called "Sonata", and they usually have 3 movements. But there are guitar Sonatas by Paganini that only have 2 movements! And I heard there's a crazy Tchaikovsky -- ...
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Does following “musical forms” suppress “creativity”?
I'm not a professional musician (actually, I'm a computer programmer), but I'm playing Guitar and Recorder, and I also sometimes write some themes coming to my mind.
Thus, let's assume that I'm a ...
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Difference between Fantasia and Rhapsody?
This question is pretty straight forward. From my knowledge, both forms are written freely without much restriction.
How can I tell the two apart and what are some of the things that make them ...
