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I assume that you are going to attempt to tie the terms in with the theme of the section, i.e. Overture = Beginning, Crescendo = some dramatic increase in the story (rather than volume), and Coda = The End. So, since I don't know the theme of the missing section, I'll just throw out some terms.

Adagio - A restful, slower tempo in a piece.
Concerto - A piece written for a soloist
Da Capo - Going back to the beginning of the piece before finally finishing
Elegy - Instrumental lament for the dead
Fermata - Hold note or tone for an indeterminate amount of time
Grandioso - Indication to perform the section grandly
intermezzo - A short section connecting main parts of a piece
Legato - Indication to perform the section smoothly
Ostinato - Indication to repeat a phrase
Rubato - A section of music in which the strict tempo is abandoned for a more emotional feel
Stacato - Short, separated notes

Those are just some terms I pulled out of one of my music theory books I've got lying around from college. Hope one of them is useful.

2009 - This Rising Darkness - Winner

My monkey flies, and is not always helpful, but respectfully suggests:

ARIA
BRIDGE
SOLO (or DUET, TRIO, QUARTET... you get the idea)
CANTATA
SONATA
CHORUS (or CHORALE)

Interesting idea, by the way. If none of these are helpful, perhaps a short synopsis of what goes on / you plan to accomplish within this unnamed second section might make the monkey more productive.

Cheers!

"Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else." -- Gloria Steinem

My book for this year is "Dragon Song". The problem I am having is that essentially it is several shorter storylines that build on each other and involve many of the same characters. Song plays an important part in the stories I'm trying to work out, which is where the idea for the musical theme to the parts came in.

Here's what I got so far. It's fantasy and the principal characters are all dragons. Dragons still exist in today's world. They have remained hidden because they can take on a human form. Their human form is part construct and part representation of the dragon. A gold dragon for instance always has blonde hair, but they can influence the length and style as well as control whether or not they want facial hair, etc. (I'm still working out all the rules).

Different colors indicate different "breeds" of dragons although they can all interbreed with each other. Each color has certain aspects that unique to the breed. Blue dragons are healers for instance, etc. What I got right now, is that Copper/Gold/Bronze dragons are warrior breeds and have basically eliminated the other breeds and are about to destroy themselves. A quote that came to me trying to figure all this out which I will deffinite put into the story is "We are warriors, we don't negotiate with our enemies we eliminate them...even if the enemy is ourselves."

Which brings me to a Community posied to rip itself apart. What is needed is a peacekeeper and peacekeeper dragons are the green dragons, who also happen to be singers. Green dragons have a calming effect on any dragon in their immediate area and singing is sort of a way to broadcast this influence across a wider expanse. "Dragon Song" basically starts out with the last green dragon.

The Overture is something of a Prologue. It takes place quite a bit earlier than the other parts (something like 500 years and involves the parents to many of the central figures). It actually came to me after I started working out the rest of the idea. Normally, I keep this kind of history to myself, but its seemed too good of a little bit to waste so I thought it would make a good prelude to the rest.

What I like about Exposition is that part of its definition includes "the first section in which the principal themes are introduced." Although, Sonata might work too.

This is where most of my principal characters and the central theme is introduced. The last green dragon and supporting kin will be introduced in this section and this is where the song will come into major play.

The Crescendo expands the scope of the characters and their worlds and continues to something of a climax with the theme. And the Coda brings it to something of a conclusion. (That is if I plan it right).

I hope this is enough bananas for the little monkeys.

I live in my own little world, but it's okay....they know me there.

Now that I think about it Cantata might be a good fit too and I like the alliteration with the triple Cs.

I live in my own little world, but it's okay....they know me there.

You can go with the sonata form: introduction, exposition, development, recapitulation, coda.

Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.
--Edward Gibbon