Musical Forms

air allemande
anthem arabesque
aria arietta
aubade bagatelle
ballad ballet
barcarole berceuse
bourrée brindisi
cabaletta calypso
canon canticle
canzone canzonetta
capriccio carol
catch cavatina
chaconne chanson
chant chorale
chorus concertino
concerto concerto grosso
coronach courante
dance dead march
descant dirge
ditty drinking song
duet dumka
duo ensemble
entr’acte entrée
étude fado
fancy fanfare
fantasia fantasy
finale five-finger exercise
flourish foxtrot
frottola fugato
fugue galop
gavotte gigue
glee gradual
hornpipe humoresque
hymn impromptu
interlude intermezzo
introit jig
jingle karanga
lament Lied
lullaby madrigal
march mass
medley minuet
monody motet
moto perpetuo movement
musette nocturne
nonet octet
opera operetta
oratorio overture
partita part-song
paso doble passacaglia
passion pastoral
pavane pibroch
polka polonaise
postlude prelude
psalm quadrille
quartet quintet
quodlibet rag
raga rap
recitative reel
refrain requiem
reverie rhapsody
ricercar/ricercare ritornello
romance rondo
round roundelay
rumba samba
sarabande scena
scherzo schottische
seguidilla septet
serenade serenata
setting sextet
shanty shuffle
siciliano/siciliana signature tune
sinfonia sinfonia concertante
sinfonietta Singspiel
solo sonata
sonatina song
song cycle spiritual
stomp strathspey
study suite
symphonic poem symphony
tango tarantella
terzetto threnody
thumri tiento
toccata tone poem
trio trio sonata
variation verset
villanella/villanelle voluntary
waiata waltz