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Waltzes, Nocturnes, Funeral Marches, Symphonies, What Exactly Are They Classified As?

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Heey me again.

 

As you have probably already noticed, a lot of composers wrote nocturnes, funeral marches, rhapsodies etc. But what exaclty are those classified as? Are they musical styles, or maybe forms? (like a sonata). I couldn't find anything about their classification nor their structure on my search :/

Edited by EmperorWeeGeeII

Those are forms (yes like sonata) not styles.

Rhapsody

 

Nocturne

 

Funeral March, well a march, but dark, sad, possibly slow.

Hmmm....I think nocturnes, marches, rhapsodies are more "styles", since they don't really have a clear-cut form (theoretically, a nocturne or march COULD be in sonata or rondo form). 

They might be unclear forms, but they are forms, styles are Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionism etc,

It can be Romantic/Waltz or Classical/March or Impressionist/Nocturne, (form+style) but not Nocturne/Symphony (form+form) IF "Nocturne" would be a style.

 

Most of forms are unclear compared to Sonata, that includes forms came from folklore or local traditions, taken to a concert level.

They might be unclear forms, but they are forms, styles are Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Impressionism etc,

It can be Romantic/Waltz or Classical/March or Impressionist/Nocturne, (form+style) but not Nocturne/Symphony (form+form) IF "Nocturne" would be a style.

 

Most of forms are unclear compared to Sonata, that includes forms came from folklore or local traditions, taken to a concert level.

I guess I have a different understanding of the term "style", but I can see your point.

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I think they're called genres. Forms and genres are styles. Style is anything a piece can identify with. Style of a period, style of an individual, style of a form, style of a genre.

 

Forms are stripped of meanings that don't pertain to structure. Such as binary, arch, fugue. Genres generally carry emotional/functional/rhythmic/poetic connotations. But they can be structural at times owing to traditional associations. Some terms are purely configurational.

nocturne- lighter character piece with possible wistful, or "interior" tone

 

funeral march- solemn piece in 4/4 with characteristic rhythm of quarter, dotted eitgth, sixteenth, quarter

 

rhapsody- characteristic piece-- fanciful, expressive and digressive. Brahms' answer to chopin's ballades, and would say that subsequent rhapsodies are inspired by brahms'

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