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song form

British  

noun

  1. another name for ternary form

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Junior Murvin’s sweet, high voice on “Police & Thieves” and the uncanny harmonies of the Congos’ “Heart of the Congos” became the perfect conduits for Perry to deliver hard truths in song form.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2021

So once I went to grad school and learned how to write lyrics, I had an idea of what song form was.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2020

None of them, however, quite drummed home the health and safety message in song form as well as Neil Diamond.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2020

Valera specializes in son, the infectious call-and-answer Cuban song form, but solos like a jazz guy.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2019

Jazz standard song form — Jazz utilizes many different forms, but one very common form is closely related to the strophic and variation forms.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones