Composers
Chopin
Mendelssohn
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Ternary forms
Forms consisting of three parts:
an opening section, including the main themes, part B develops those themes,
and a closing A (or a modified A') section. This form of a reprising A
section is a typical poetic form from ancient
times
and 12th century minesienger
songs and the opera song - the aria da capo.
In the sonata
form,
in which symphonies
and sonatas are written, the minuet
movement is also written as a ternary form
(minuet-trio-minuet).
Ternary structures are also found
among 19th century piano
pieces, such as Mendelssohn's
"Songs Without Words"
and the nocturnes
and waltzes
of Chopin,
and in the slow movements of many Classical sonatas,
symphonies and
concertos.
Examples of Ternary form
Etude in Gbm, Op.10 No.5 'Black Key' by Chopin
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Sicilienne from 'Pelleas et Mélisande'
by Fauré
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