3. Musical Link – Form: Compound Ternary Form

Similarities:

The third link I have recognized between the Mexican Mariachi piece and the Bavarian Folk piece is the form. The main form is ABA-CDC, also known as ‘Compound Ternary Form’. Two Ternary forms (ABA) are combined and become a Compound Ternary Form. 

Mexican	A	B	A	C	D	C	A	B	A`
Bavarian	A	B	A	C	D	C

 Table to show the different sections in “Jesusita en Chihuahua” and “Tegernseer Polka”

Differences:

One difference between the forms of the two pieces is that the form of the Mariachi piece is a bit more complex, than the form in the Bavarian piece because it has the first parts A and B and a slightly different version of A repeated at the end of the piece. Therefore its complete form is ABA-CDC-ABA’.