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Composer's Handbook

Ternary Form

Ternary form is A–B–A: a statement, a contrast and a return.

Try this

Write A–B–A and change the register of the returning A.

Example

A in C major, B in A minor, A again an octave higher.

Listen for

Chopin, Prelude in D♭ major, Op. 28 No. 15

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