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Book SynopsisIntroducing a new theory of musical form for the analysis of instrumental music of the classical style. The book provides a broad set of principles and a comprehensive methodology for analysing phrases and themes to complete movements. Illustrated with over 250 annotated musical examples by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven.
Trade ReviewThis ambitious book offers nothing less than a new theory of form for the music of the Classical period ... In its combination of scholarship, musicality and sheer common sense, Caplan's Classical Form is a major achievement by any standards ... it should be read by anybody who teaches, studies or writes about this music. * Music and Letters *
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Preliminaries 1: Some Basic Formal Functions: An Overview 2: Fundamental Progressions of Harmony Part II. Tight-Knit Themes 3: Sentence 4: Period 5: Hybrid Themes and Compound Themes 6: Small Ternary 7: Small Binary Part III. Looser Formal Regions 8: Subordinate Theme 9: Transistion 10: Development 11: Recapitulation 12: Coda Part IV. Full-Movement Forms 13: Sonata Form 14: Slow-Movement Forms 15: Minuet/Trio Form 16: Rondo Forms 17: Concerto Form Glossary of Terms Notes Bibliography Index of Classical Compositions General Index
