binary form
noun
: a two-part musical form in which the first part modulates to the dominant or relative minor and the second returns to the tonic
In binary form, the opening melody returns in a key other than the tonic or does not return at all.—
John A. Rice, Antonio Salieri and Viennese Opera, 1998
John A. Rice, Antonio Salieri and Viennese Opera, 1998In music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, dances were often written in binary form; and in the collections of idealized dances … that became popular in the Baroque, binary form was increasingly used.—Stanley Sadie and Alison Latham, editors, The Cambridge Music Guide, 1985
Stanley Sadie and Alison Latham, editors, The Cambridge Music Guide, 1985called also song form, two-part form
compare rounded binary form, ternary formDictionary Entries Near binary form
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“Binary form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/binary%20form. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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