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Formes fixes The most common fixed forms consisted of two sections, or parts, which can be labeled A and B (for text that repeats) or a and b (for text that does not repeat). A and a share identical music, as do B and b. |
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French ballade or balade: aab aab aab or aaB ccB ddB rondeau: ABaAabAB virelai: AbbaA [bbaA bbaA bbaA] bergerette (single-stanza virelai): AbbaA Italian madrigal: aab or aabb caccia: aab ballata: AbbaA |