Classical Form

1 Unit · Graduate

"This course examines phrase-construction and punctuation in the musical forms of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Students acquire familiarity with 1) a typology of phrases (sentences, periods, and their hybrids); 2) their normative usage within large-scale formal settings, such as (rounded) binary, ternary, compound ternary, rondo, sonata, and concerto forms; 3) a typology of sonata-form types.The focus will often be on Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven's skillful use of these conventional formal structures to engage creatively with listeners' expectations."