Question

Music has been described as the ordering of sound in time. Composers have shaped music into countless forms, many of which have endured for hundreds of years, such as the symphony or the string quartet. Compare and contrast TWO musical forms in detail from the list below. Circle your choice.
Be sure to include in your discussion:
1. Defining characteristics of these forms
2. When in musical history these forms developed and how they have evolved
3. Major composers who wrote in these styles.
Possible Choices:
1. Mass vs. Madrigal
2. Opera vs. Symphony
3. Sonata vs. Song Cycle
APEX Music Appreciation
Please help me, this is the only one that has me stuck.

Answer 1

Answer:

Forms of music.

• Strophic.
• Sonata Form.

Explanation:

Strophic form of music has lasted way from the 17th century .

Its main characteristics are ,

• All stanzas are sung to the same tune .
• Verses are repeated through out the song .

Sonata Form.

It begun in the 18th century .

The main characteristics are :

• It is usually based on contrasting the musical ideas
• It majors on recapitulation
• It is divided into , exposition and development phases .

3.Answer .

1. Mass vs. Madrigal - Philippe de Monte

2. Opera vs. Symphony -Elisabeth Röckel

3. Sonata vs. Song Cycle - Franz Schubert