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verse-chorus form

musical form common in popular music, used in blues and rock and roll since the 1950s, and predominant in rock music since the 1960s, in which the chorus is highlighted (unlike the older 32-bar form, in which the verse is highlighted)
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verse-chorus form

Summary

verse-chorus form is a musical form[1]. It draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (musical_form category, ranking #34 of 112).[2]

Key Facts

  • verse-chorus form's instance of is recorded as musical form[3].
  • song verse is named after verse-chorus form[4].
  • refrain is named after verse-chorus form[5].
  • verse-chorus form's has part is recorded as song verse[6].
  • verse-chorus form's has part is recorded as refrain[7].
  • verse-chorus form's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05kl90[8].

Why It Matters

verse-chorus form draws 146 Wikipedia views per month (musical_form category, ranking #34 of 112).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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