What does through-composed mean?

1. What does through-composed mean in music?
2. What does thoroughly composed mean?
3. What is the difference between a strophic lied and a through-composed lied?
4. How do you tell if a song is through-composed?

What does through-composed mean in music?

of a song. : having new music provided for each stanza — compare strophic.

What does thoroughly composed mean?

Through-composed is now used to describe any music that is composed from beginning to end without repetitions of any major section. The term has also widened to mean a composition that has been “fully worked out” (thoroughly composed) as opposed to music that seems episodic or erratic.

What is the difference between a strophic lied and a through-composed lied?

A strophic song reuses a melody with new lyrics, while a through-composed song will have new music for new lyrics.

How do you tell if a song is through-composed?

A song is said to be Through-Composed if each new stanza of lyrics is accompanied by different music. So a song with the same music but different, non-repeating lyrics in each verse is not considered Through-Composed.