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nounA style of composition in which one contrasting section of music is written between two similar outer sections.
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ternary form. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternary%20form
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“ternary form.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternary%20form. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ternary form,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ternary%20form.
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