Music A-Level
Dramatic pacing and structure
What Dramatic pacing and structure means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Dramatic pacing and structure
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A loose sonata form is driven by the dramatic action of the scene, with sonata form elements adapted to suit the unfolding dramatic narrative.
Topics that use Dramatic pacing and structure
- Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Strand B: The operas of Mozart (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Characterisation through melody
- Characterisation through music
- Classical harmonic language
- Classical orchestration techniques
- Dance forms in opera
- Dramatic pacing
- Ensemble writing and polyphony
- Harmonic and tonal structures
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