Music GCSE
Ternary form
What Ternary form means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ternary form
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Sets a first section, a contrasting middle, then a return of the first.
Topics that use Ternary form
- 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
- Repetition and variation
- Rondo
- Theme and variations
Using Ternary form in the exam
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