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85.1First distinction — song form versus arrangement form
The composition may be:
AABA.
Or:
verse–chorus.
Or:
12-bar blues.
But your arrangement form might be:
Intro → AABA → interlude → solo chorus → modulation → final A → tag → coda.
The arrangement creates a larger form around the underlying song.