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What (who) is middle eight - definition

SONG STRUCTURE COMMONLY FOUND IN U.S. POPULAR MUSIC IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; CONSISTS OF 4 SECTIONS: AN 8-BAR A SECTION; A SECOND 8-BAR A SECTION, SIMILAR TO THE 1ST; AN 8-BAR B SECTION, WITH CONTRASTING HARMONY; AND A FINAL 8-BAR A SECTION

32 bar form; Thirty-two bar form; 32-bar form; Middle eight; AABA form; Compound AABA form; Middle 8; Ballad form; 32-measure song; 32 bar song; 32 bar song form

middle eight

¦ noun a short section (typically of eight bars) in the middle of a conventionally structured popular song, generally of a different character from the other parts of the song.

Bridge (music)

CONTRASTING SECTION OF MUSIC

Classical bridge; Bridge passage; Musical bridge; Musical bridges

. The III7-VI7-II7-V7 (or V7/V/V/V–V7/V/V–V7/V–V7) leads back to C major (I) but is itself indefinite in key.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_(music)

bridge passage

CONTRASTING SECTION OF MUSIC

Classical bridge; Bridge passage; Musical bridge; Musical bridges

¦ noun a transitional section in a musical composition leading to a new section or theme.

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Thirty-two-bar form

The 32-bar form, also known as the AABA song form, American popular song form and the ballad form, is a song structure commonly found in Tin Pan Alley songs and other American popular music, especially in the first half of the 20th century.

As its alternative name AABA implies, this song form consists of four sections: an eight-bar A section; a second eight-bar A section (which may have slight changes from the first A section); an eight-bar B section, often with contrasting harmony or "feel"; and a final eight-bar A section. The core melody line is generally retained in each A section, although variations may be added, particularly for the last A section.

Examples of 32-bar AABA form songs include "Over the Rainbow", "I Got Rhythm", "What'll I Do", "Make You Feel My Love", "The Man I Love",^: 5, "Dream River," "Primrose Lane," "Let's Get Away From It All," and "Blue Skies".^: 109 Many show tunes that have become jazz standards are 32-bar song forms.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-two-bar form

Examples of use of middle eight

1. By the middle eight of the second song, I was back on stage and finished the gig, blooded and bandied up.

2. "He‘s very good at capturing a mood – that‘s what I‘m impressed with, and what I identify with, but it‘s the way he works: he strips things down a lot, simplifies things, he‘s very smart about the organisation of a song, not in the traditional sense, with a middle eight and whatever, but about the amount of time something has been playing.