EXPOSITION

Exposition

In musical form and analysis, exposition is the initial presentation of the thematic material of a musical composition, movement, or section. The use of the term generally implies that the material will be developed or varied.

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exposition

Noun

  1. The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
  2. The act of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing.
  3. The act of expulsion, or being expelled, from a place.
  4. An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.
  5. An opening section in fiction, including novel, play, and movie, by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed.
  6. The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. The action of putting something out to public view; for example in a display or show.


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