1. One-piece style

The musical image expressed in one-piece style is generally more concentrated, and the use of musical expression techniques is relatively simple and unified. It is the most common in folk songs across China. The form of a piece of music composed of one section is called a section or one-step form.

2. Two-section style

Its characteristic is that the cadence of the first section can be completely terminated or incompletely terminated according to the needs of the music. A musical form composed of two sections is called a two-part form or duology.

3. Three-paragraph format

The characteristic is to strengthen the theme of the first paragraph. Generally speaking, it refers to ending with two sections and returning to the first section.

Extended information

Musical form is not an independent music subject. It is formed by integrating many factors such as music history, music aesthetics, composition techniques and humanistic characteristics of different regions. A partial understanding of the "form" of musical works.

Therefore, when understanding and studying the content of music forms, we should not limit ourselves to the analysis of music scores, but should have a comprehensive and multi-faceted understanding. For those who study music creation, they should be reminded that the relationship between musical form and musical content is complementary and mutually reinforcing. Although musical form can make the work more expressive.

But after all, it is the music content that determines the structure of the music form. There is always popular music first, and then the corresponding music form is born. We cannot compose music just to fill certain music forms, or be influenced by Restricted by the mature musical form, the creation sometimes dare not make bold innovations.