Tag: period group

Sometimes the best way to get to a form of theme and variation is with a period group. Observe the example below:

You can tell that the first eight bars make a double period structure. Also, the following sections of eight measures are similar to the original with slight variation.

These strings of different period forms is called a period group and it helps establish a theme to a listener while creating variety over a lengthy amount of time.

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