| Hold Me Tight (1) | ||
| Exposition | Contrast | |
| Statement | Restatement | Refrain |
| I . . . V | I . . . V | I . . . V |
Sunday, November 28, 2010
STANDARD VERSE FORM: Repetitive Exposition & Contrast
In the most typical cases the verse of a Beatles song can be divided into two successive parts: an exposition that sets out the basic musical material of the verse and a contrast that introduces a departure from the material of the exposition. The exposition is typically repetitive, itself divisible into a statement and succeeding restatement, which repeats the musical material of the statement more or less exactly.
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