strophic

[strof-ik, stroh-fik]

adjective

1. Also strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.

2. Music.,  (of a song) having the same music for each successive stanza.

strophic

/ ˈstrɒfɪk, ˈstrəʊ- /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or employing a strophe or strophes

2. (of a song) having identical or related music in each verse Compare through-composed

Other Word Forms

• strophically adverb
• nonstrophic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of strophic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; stroph(e) + -ic

Example Sentences

“Most Christmas carols are what’s called strophic songs and depend on the words changing to extend the song out,” he said.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

Many, if not most, of the songs are strophic, with the same music repeated three, four or five times for different verses.

From New York Times

The massive space of the Albert Hall was perfect for this work, evoking not just the strophic religious responses on which Boulez based the piece but the antiphony of the Italian baroque, too.

From The Guardian

Often the songs were surprisingly staid strophic structures; it was the composers’ choices of texts that give them their oddity, and the music, in turn, worked as a comic foil.

From New York Times