BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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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.