Music GCSE
Strophic
What Strophic means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Strophic
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
One repeated melody sets successive stanzas of text, so the musical structure stays constant while the words change.
Topics that use Strophic
- Component 2: Composing - Brief 2: Vocal Music (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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