Which form describes a musical style in which a soloist sings or plays a melody and a larger group sings or plays a musical response?

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Cassie

7 April, 01:08

Which form describes a musical style in which a soloist sings or plays a melody and a larger group sings or plays a musical response?

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Gunnar Hobbs · Answer 1

Call and Response

Call and response is a succession of two distinct phrases usually written in different parts of the music, where the second phrase is heard as a direct commentary on or in response to the first. It corresponds to the call-and-response pattern in human communication.