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ternary form

American

noun

a musical form in three sections, with the third usually an exact repetition of the first.

ternary form British

noun

Also called: song form. a musical structure consisting of two contrasting sections followed by a repetition of the first; the form aba

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Etymology

Origin of ternary form

First recorded in 1895–1900

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We have in the Hessian the first instance of a covariant of a ternary form.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

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