Strophic form

Strophic form
(STROE-fik form)

[Eng.]

Song structure in which every verse (strophe) of the text is sung to the same musical tune.

SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLE:

Schumann: Die Soldatenbraut, Op. 64, No. 1: W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 12

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