Music GCSE
Repetition and variation
What Repetition and variation means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Repetition and variation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Restating the melody recognisably, or altering rhythm, pitch, texture or instrumentation while keeping its identity.
Topics that use Repetition and variation
- Component 2: Composing - Brief 1: Instrumental Music 1700–1820 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Binary form
- Extension of melodic material
- Harmonising a given melody
- Motivic working
- Rondo
- Ternary form
- Theme and variations
Using Repetition and variation in the exam
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