Usually a song consists of two parts: verse and chorus. The verse often has several lyrics, and the chorus only has one lyric. Because of the repetition of the chorus and the comparison of the two functions, the chorus has become an essential and commonly used musical structure in popular songs.
When we watch those professional music programs, we can often hear the professionals say the word "chorus", which is a bit confusing for people like us who just watch the excitement. Li: What is the chorus he is talking about? So today I will take you to understand what the "chorus" means! Detailed content 01
The general structure of pop songs is verse (Verse) (A), chorus (Chorus) (B), transitional sentence (insert sentence) (C), popular sentence (memory point) ) (D), bridge section (Instrumental and Ending) (prelude, transition, interlude) (E), etc. Generally speaking, the single and two-part form is the most common. The verse can be said to be the content, the backbone of every piece of music. The structure of music has a specific type, which is called Form in music theory. There are many different types of Form, such as Blues Form, Jazz Form; 02
There are more Forms for classical music, such as Sonata, Ternary, Rondo or Rondo-Sonata, etc. The terms related to Form are what we use in records Words I saw by chance next to the title of the work on the jacket. After the chorus is played, music usually follows. A fill-in may be a verse or a chorus, a certain melody in it, or even the melody of the intro. The most skillful test is a musical transition and intro. The melody of the verse and chorus must not be similar, but they must not be off topic. It turns out that just by listening to the music, you can appreciate the skill of the arranger or composer. Before the end of the whole song, there is usually a piece of pure music (Ending) to complete the song. For example, repeating the last line of the song once, or repeating it multiple times and gradually lowering the volume until there is no sound at all (Fade Out), are some of the commonly heard ending expressions. 03
Because the chorus is repetitive and comparing the two functions, the chorus has become an essential and commonly used musical structure in popular songs. This is the basic musical form structure of A-B. The popular sentence patterns and memory points of most songs are set in the chorus part. Writing the chorus well, or even writing the chorus first, is a writing step that many pop songwriters often use with success.