Thematic contrast and return
What Thematic contrast and return means in Music GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The lyrical second subject appears in a contrasting key, and the introduction's motif returns within the movement rather than being heard only once.
The presentation–working–return shape gives the ternary element, while the two-part tonal and thematic contrast and balance give the binary element.
Topics that use Thematic contrast and return
- Appendix 3: Musical vocabulary - Form and structure (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Component 3: Appraising - Set works (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Accurate attribution of features to the correct movement
- Baroque concerto grosso
- Basso continuo
- Binary, ternary and rondo plans
- Concertino and ripieno textures
- Contrast in the middle section
- Contrasting episodes (B, C)
- Distinction from ternary form
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