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CHAPTER I.—INTRODUCTION.

THE NECESSITY OF FORM IN MUSIC THE EVIDENCES OF FORM IN MUSIC UNITY AND VARIETY

CHAPTER II.—FUNDAMENTAL DETAILS.

TIME TEMPO BEATS MEASURES RHYTHM MELODY

CHAPTER III.—FIGURE AND MOTIVE.

THE MELODIC FIGURE DEFINING THE FIGURES THE MELODIC MOTIVE, OR PHRASE-MEMBER PRELIMINARY TONES

CHAPTER IV.—THE PHRASE.

THE PHRASE LENGTH OF THE REGULAR PHRASE EXCEPTIONS CONTENTS OF THE PHRASE

CHAPTER V.—CADENCES.

CADENCES IN GENERAL MODIFICATION, OR DISGUISING OF THE CADENCE THE ELISION SPECIES OF CADENCE PERFECT CADENCE SEMICADENCE LOCATING THE CADENCES

CHAPTER VI.—IRREGULAR PHRASES.

CAUSES OF IRREGULARITY THE SMALL AND LARGE PHRASES THE PRINCIPLE OF EXTENSION INHERENT IRREGULARITY

CHAPTER VII.—THE PERIOD-FORM.

PHRASE-ADDITION THE PERIOD

CHAPTER VIII.—ENLARGEMENT OF THE PERIOD-FORM.

ENLARGEMENT BY REPETITION THE PHRASE-GROUP THE DOUBLE-PERIOD

CHAPTER IX.—THE TWO-PART SONG-FORM.

THE SONG-FORM, OR PART-FORM THE PARTS THE FIRST PART THE SECOND PART

CHAPTER X.—THE THREE-PART SONG-FORM.

DISTINCTION BETWEEN BIPARTITE AND TRIPARTITE FORMS PART I PART II PART III

CHAPTER XI.—ENLARGEMENT OF THE THREE-PART SONG-FORM.

REPETITION OF THE PARTS EXACT REPETITIONS MODIFIED REPETITIONS THE FIVE-PART FORM GROUP OF PARTS

CHAPTER XII.—THE SONG-FORM WITH TRIO.

THE PRINCIPAL SONG THE TRIO, OR SUBORDINATE SONG THE "DA CAPO"

CHAPTER XIII.—THE FIRST RONDO-FORM.

EVOLUTION THE RONDO-FORMS THE FIRST RONDO-FORM

CHAPTER XIV.—THE SECOND RONDO-FORM.

DETAILS

CHAPTER XV.—THE THIRD RONDO-FORM.

THE EXPOSITION THE MIDDLE DIVISION THE RECAPITULATION

CHAPTER XVI.—THE SONATINE-FORM.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE LARGER FORMS THE SONATINE-FORM

CHAPTER XVII.—THE SONATA-ALLEGRO FORM.

ORIGIN OF THE NAME THE SONATA-ALLEGRO FORM THE EXPOSITION THE DEVELOPMENT, OR MIDDLE DIVISION THE RECAPITULATION DISSOLUTION RELATION TO THE THREE-PART SONG-FORM

CHAPTER XVIII.—IRREGULAR FORMS.

CAUSES AUGMENTATION OF THE REGULAR FORM ABBREVIATION OF THE REGULAR FORM DISLOCATION OF THEMATIC MEMBERS MIXTURE OF CHARACTERISTIC TRAITS

CHAPTER XIX.—APPLICATION OF THE FORMS.

APPLICATION OF THE SEVERAL DESIGNS IN PRACTICAL COMPOSITION AFTERWORD

LESSONS IN MUSIC FORM.