![]() ![]() In VC songs, bridge modules are more free to contrast verse and chorus modules without a strong need to build expectation for the return of the chorus than in AABA form. Bridge modules tend to emphasize non-tonic harmonies and commonly end on dominant harmony. 79), though it is possible for a bridge module in VC form to lead into a final verse module or even a mid-song introduction (see U2’s “Pride (In the Name of Love)”). A bridge module “must be followed by in order for its function to be satisfied” (Summach, p. Bridge modules tend to play a transitional role (neither the point from which to depart, nor the point of arrival) in the formal cycle, generating high expectation for the return of the primary module (A or C) by contrasting with it and temporarily withholding it. Spotify URI: spotify:track:0J6mQ圎ZnlRt9ymzFntA6z Functions for Secondary Modules Bridge (B)īridge function shares many traits with the continuation function of classical form. Choruses most frequently (but not exclusively) begin on-tonic.Ĭhorus modules are distinct from refrains primarily by virtue of their being modules in and of themselves, where refrains are contained within a module.Īn example chorus can be found at 1:34 in Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Chorus function is also typified by heightened musical intensity relative to the verse, including features like “a more dense or active instrumental texture prominent background vocals and/or a higher register melody” (Summach, p. Spotify URI: spotify:track:3O8s4pon1omITzB07t6oNx Chorus (C)Ĭhorus modules are lyric-invariant and contain the primary lyrical material of the song. Its first two strophes begin at 0:10 and 0:31. For three-part strophes, the 12-bar blues progression is the most common pattern.įrank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night” is in AABA form. In both forms, srdc is by far the most common internal pattern for strophes. Strophes tend to be longer in strophic songs than in AABA songs. In AABA songs, strophe function often involves the prolongation of tonic harmony. ![]() In 32-bar form (AABA), the strophe’s function as holding the primary text and music, and its function as being a stable point of departure and return, are elevated through contrast with the bridge module.
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