Musical FormMusical form gives symmetry and elegance to baroque, classical and romantic music, as well as being an essential element in popular and folk melodies.
The
main forms covered are listed in the panel on the left, which is a screen shot
from the Learning Guide, with the Form section expanded.
The structural elements in each musical form are described in the text, and illustrated on a staff, and can be listened to by merely clicking a button.
In particular, sonata form is the basis for the first movements, not only of sonatas, but also of symphonies, string quartets and concertos. Musical Discovery illustrates this with detailed analysis of the exposition, bridges, development and recapitulation and coda. You can select an example by Mozart, Haydn or Beethoven to see and hear all of these structural elements.
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