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Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven

Classical Form: A Theory of Formal Functions for the Instrumental Music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven Free Book Online Music, Theory, Musical Instrument Making, Tuning, Playing and most important Players coll. ... Johnson, Maynard Solomon, and Richard Kramer. Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven: Studies in the Musi ... This book introduces a new theory of form for the analysis of instrumental music of the classical style that focuses on formal function--how the music works and where it is The theoretical concepts are illustrated with over 250 annotated musical examples from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (Expanded Edition). "This 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... For anyone interested in the music of the Viennese Classicism, this book is a godsend. int...