Well, Jim, we have and use as living language and as such, these types of definitions are subject to the changes that become inevitable. Nothing wrong with that.

The point I waa trying to get across, however, is that still today in Universities and other Music Schools, for the most part, the old nomenclature that came out of Germany some two or more centuries ago, is the terminology taught.

And there is likely very good reason for that, but as you say, those who view it differently are able to perceive - and use - terminologies that they like better.

Consider the word, "verse" - which connotes the written word and not a musical passage that has no lyrics or words to it.

I have yet to run across a musical composition form that defies being laid out in the Classical Chorus method or the Durchkomponeirt (One Long Song) method.

But sometimes it takes a bit of study of the particular song in order to figure out exactly what constitutes the repeated Chorus, musically, not lyrically, speaking.

Nuthin' wrong with either method.

After all, it is what it sounds like when its done that is the goal, not the methodology.

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--Mac

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