Forms 101: Binary Form

Steve explains Binary Form, one of the foundational forms of the Classical Era, using a popular children's tune. Pieces featured in the episode: Hu, Debbie. “Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58.” Beethoven, Ludwig van. No date. Digital recording. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beethoven_concerto4_1.ogg Licensed under Creative Commons-Share Alike 2.0 Generic: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en. Ligoratti, Stefano. “12 Variations on ‘Ah, vous dirai-je maman,’ K. 265/300e.” Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. 29 July 2010. http://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/72959. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0: http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_3.0. _ Follow The Listener's Guide: Tumblr - http://thelistenersguide.tumblr.com Twitter - http://twitter.com/listeners_guide _ Images included in the episode: Feitscher, George. “Cello front side.” Digital photograph. 11 February 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cello_front_side.png. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en. Hustvedt. “Oboe modern.” Digital photograph. 12 February 2008. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oboe_modern.jpg. Licensed under GNU Free Documentation License: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License. jaschon. “Musical Symbol.” Clip art. 13 April 2011. http://openclipart.org/collection/collection-detail/jaschon/2317. Just plain Bill [sic]. “Bratsche.” Digital photograph. 15 March 2006. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bratsche.jpg. Public domain. Rizzi, Len. “NCI Visuals Food Hamburger.” Photograph. 1990. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NCI_Visuals_Food_Hamburger.jpg. Public domain. Kepert, Andrew. “AGK bass1 full.” Digital photograph. 17 December 2003. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AGK_bass1_full.jpg. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en. Kniesel, A. “The front side of a violin.” Digital photograph. 8 September 2007. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Violin_front.jpg. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en. Lukeford.net. “Brian Baumgartner.” Digital photograph. 13 December 2007. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brian_Baumgartner_LF.JPG. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/deed.en. Maxwell, Gregory F. “Fox Bassoon.” Digital photograph. 30 May 2005. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FoxBassoon.jpg. Licensed under GNU Free Documentation License: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. “Zwolf Variationen uber ‘Ah, Vous-Dirais Je, Maman,’ KV 265.” Knuth, Jurgen, ed. Werner Icking musical collection. http://imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/228371. Licensed under Creative Commons Non-commercial Share-Alike 3.0: http://imslp.org/wiki/IMSLP:Creative_Commons_Attribution_Non-commercial_Share_Alike_3.0. Nachmonta. “It’s not lupus.” Digital art. 27 December 2011. http://nachmonta.deviantart.com/art/It-s-not-lupus-276202207. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. Ratigan. “Clarinet.” Digital photograph. 29 June 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Clarinet.png. Unrestricted. Steinway & Sons. “Steinway & Sons concert grand piano, model D-274, manufactured at Steinway's factory in Hamburg, Germany cropped.” 10 February 2012. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Steinway_%26_Sons_concert_grand_piano,_model_D-274,_manufactured_at_Steinway's_factory_in_Hamburg,_Germany_cropped.jpg. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en. Sylvar. “It’s lupus.” Meme. 17 March 2009. https://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvar/3361870231/. Licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 Generic: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. Unknown author. “French horn front.” Digital photograph. No date. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:French_horn_front.png. Licensed under Creative Commons-Share Alike 3.0 Unported: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en. Unknown author. “Western Concert Flute.” Digital photograph. No date. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Western_concert_flute_2.JPG. Licensed under Creative Commons-Share Alike 3.0 Unported: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en. Van Gogh, Vincent. “Starry Night.” Oil on canvas. 1889. Museum of Modern Art. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg. Public domain.