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1	Anthology for Musical Analysis more books like this by Charles Burkhart add to wishlist Suitable for classes in music theory, analysis or music literature, or as a supplementary to harmony courses, this chronologically arranged anthology contains the scores of more than 200 complete musical compositions. Covering the time periods from the Middle Ages to the present, the Fifth Edition is adaptable to all types of curriculum. Features ... see all copies from $1.99!
2	Form in tonal music; an introduction to analysis more books like this by Douglass M. Green add to wishlist Teaches students how to analyze the total structure and design of a musical composition. Late 17th through early 20th century composers are studied. see all copies from $17.92! new only from $100.55! \| first editions \| SVS
3	A practical approach to the study of form in music more books like this by Peter Spencer add to wishlist see all copies from $19.96! new only from $56.09!
4	Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven more books like this by William Earl Caplin add to wishlist Building on ideas first advanced by Arnold Schoenberg and later developed by Erwin Ratz, this book introduces a new theory of form for instrumental music in the classical style. The theory provides a broad set of principles and a comprehensive methodology for the analysis of classical form, from individual ideas, phrases, and themes to the large ... see all copies from $43.75! new only from $43.75! \| SVS
5	Form in Music more books like this by Wallace Berry add to wishlist Designed for those who have a background in basic music theory and music history, this volume approaches the study of musical coherence (logic and development) through the systematic investigation of traditional forms of tonal music and of principles of form, structure, and process. see all copies from $8.49! new only from $50.78! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Musical Form and Analysis more books like this by Glenn Spring, Jere Hutcheson, Spring Glenn add to wishlist "Musical Form & Analysis" provides a balanced theoretical and philosophical approach that helps junior and senior music majors understand the structures and constructions of major musical forms. see all copies from $27.00! new only from $71.74! \| first editions
7	The Forms of Music more books like this by Sir Donald Francis Tovey add to wishlist Donald Francis Tovey Born in 1 875, Donald Francis Tovey was a British musicologist and composer. He took classical honors with his B. A. at Ox ford in 1898, and became a pianist of the first rank, though he never sought a virtuoso career. From 1914 to 1940 he was Reid Professor of Music at Edinburgh University. He died in 1 940. His other books ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.83! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Analysis of Musical Form more books like this by James Mathes add to wishlist For courses on the analysis of musical form, with an emphasis on western music from 1700 to the present, in the standard Music Theory curriculum. The Analysis of Musical Form emphasizes aural comprehension, incorporates recent analytic methodologies, and addresses musical form as both process and design. James Mathes wrote this book due to a lack ... see all copies from $33.80! new only from $33.80! \| SVS
9	Beyond Orpheus: Studies in Musical Structure more books like this by David Epstein add to wishlist How do we explain the musical as well as psychological feeling of unity sensed in the great instrumental and orchestral works of Haydn, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms? Given, for example, a sonata-form movement from the piano sonatas of Mozart, why can we not substitute it in themes from others of these sonatas? Why can we not alter the given ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $39.00!
10	Anthology of Musical Structure & Style more books like this by Mary H Wennerstrom add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
11	The Listener's Guide to Music - With a Concert-Goer's Glossary more books like this by Percy A Scholes add to wishlist Originally published in 1919, this guide is addressed - '.not to students and connoisseurs, but to plain simple people who like music but are a little bewildered by its complexity and by the pace at which it passes across their attention. He opens the door of the Masters' workshop and shows, not the secret of their mastery, for none can show that, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.01! \| SVS
12	Guide to Musical Styles: From Madrigal to Modern Music more books like this by Douglas Moore add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.09! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Form and Design more books like this by Roy Bennett (Editor) add to wishlist The Cambridge Assignments in Music series features a variety of books, audio cassettes and CDs including History of Music, Popular Music, Performing and Responding and Popular Music. This first book, of a set of four, is a textbook for secondary students. Considers what form in music is and details the main types of form and design in music. Half ... see all copies from $2.94! new only from $14.49! \| first editions
14 view cover	Structure & Style: The Study and Analysis of Musical Forms more books like this by Leon Stein add to wishlist Structure and Style, first published in 1962 and expanded in 1979, fills the need for new ways of analysis that put 20th-century music in perspective. It spans forms in use before 1600 through forms and techniques in use today. Anthology of Musical Forms provides musical examples of forms treated in Structure and Style. Some examples are analyzed ... see all copies from $7.73! new only from $10.22!
15 view cover	Musical Form more books like this by Ebenezer Prout add to wishlist PREFACE preceding volumes of this series have dealt chiefly with matters of musical theory, though theory and practice are so closely connected that it is impossible to draw a hard and fast line of demarcation between them. The present volume, on the other hand, is almost entirely practical, and points of theory are hardly touched upon. None of ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $30.35! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Lessons in Music Form more books like this by Percy Goetschius add to wishlist see all copies from $5.97! new only from $19.93! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Modal Subjectivities: Self-Fashioning in the Italian Madrigal more books like this by Susan McClary add to wishlist In this boldly innovative book, renowned musicologist Susan McClary presents an illuminating cultural interpretation of the Italian madrigal, one of the most influential repertories of the Renaissance. A genre that sought to produce simulations in sound of complex interiorities, the madrigal introduced into music a vast range of new signifying ... see all copies from $10.15! new only from $15.98! \| first editions
18 view cover	Double Counterpoint and Canon more books like this by Ebenezer Prout add to wishlist The second edition of Prout's still indispensable work, profusely illustrated with musical examples woven directly into the text. The study of double counterpoint and of the various forms of imitation is an invaluable and indispensable introduction to the higher branches of composition. This title is cited and recommended by Books for College ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $15.99! \| SVS
19	The homophonic forms of musical composition, an exhaustive treatise on the structure and development of musical forms more books like this by Percy Goetschius add to wishlist see all copies from $2.41! new only from $31.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	Musical form and musical performance more books like this by Edward T. Cone add to wishlist see all copies from $3.49! new only from $16.63! \| first editions
21	Applied Forms: A Sequel to Musical Form more books like this by Ebenezer Prout add to wishlist see all copies from $16.95! new only from $20.51!
22 view cover	Technique of Canon more books like this by Hugo Norden add to wishlist The late Hugo Norden taught at Berkley and at Boston University. He was also a composer of light and serious music, as well as the author of several books on music and on composition. His "Technique of Canon" is by far his most popular. It continues to be used as a manual by serious composers throughout the world. see all copies from $5.24! new only from $31.73! \| first editions
23 view cover	Form, Program, and Metaphor in the Music of Berlioz more books like this by Stephen Rodgers add to wishlist Few aspects of Berlioz's style are more idiosyncratic than his handling of musical form. This book, the first devoted solely to the topic, explores how his formal strategies are related to the poetic and dramatic sentiments that were his very reason for being. Rodgers draws upon Berlioz's ideas about musical representation and on the ideas that ... see all copies from $69.95! new only from $75.70! \| SVS
24 view cover	Types of Musical Form and Composition: 50 Ready-To-Use Activities for Grades 3-9 more books like this by Audrey J Adair, Audrey J Adair-Hauser add to wishlist Each of 7 illustrated units focus on one area and provides 50 reproducible worksheets, a handy teacher's guide, progress chart, and more. see all copies from $2.56! new only from $11.94! \| SVS
25	Listeners Guide to Music 10/E Opb22 more books like this by Scholes add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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