The Form of Music

Concise guide to musical structures of the tonal era.
Text illustrated with many music examples.
Invaluable introduction for music students, performers and armchair music lovers.
Invaluable also to higher grade practical exam candidates, as it provides key background information on the final aural test, and to higher grade Practical Musicianship candidates.

CONTENIDO:

1 - Introduction
2 - Phrase and cadence
3 - Simple Binary and ternary Forms
4 - Ternary Form and its Simple Extensions - Rondo Form
5 - Sonata Form
6 - Varied Types of Sonata Form
7 - The Complete Sonata
8 - The Concerto
9 - The Overture
10 - The Suite
11 - The Early Sonata
12 - The Early Contrapuntal Forms
13 - Fugue
14 - Air with Variations
15 - Later Trends
Glossary Index
Index of composers and compositions
Index of music examples
Index of references to the historical Anthology of Music