| Contents |
1. Introduction : The necessity of form in music ; The evidences of form in music ; Unity and variety -- 2. Fundamental details : Time ; Tempo ; Beats ; Measures ; Rhythm ; Melody -- 3. Figure and motive : The melodic figure ; Defining the figures ; The melodic motive, or phrase-member ; Preliminary tones -- 4. The phrase : The phrase ; Length of the regular phrase ; Exceptions ; Contents of the phrase -- 5. Cadences : Cadences in general ; Modification, or disguising of the cadence ; The elision ; Species of cadence ; Perfect cadence ; Semicadence ; Locating the cadences -- 6. Irregular phrases : Causes of irregularity ; The small and large phrases ; The principle of extension ; Inherent irregularity -- 7. The period-form : Phrase-addition ; The period -- 8. Enlargement of the period-form : Enlargement by repetition ; The phrase-group ; The double-period -- 9. The two-art song-form : The song-form, or part-form ; The parts ; The first part ; The second part -- 10. The three-part song-form : Distinction between bipartite and tripartite forms ; Part I ; Part II ; Part III -- 11. Enlargement of the three-part song-form : Repetition of the parts ; Exact repetitions ; Modified repetitions ; The five-part form ; Group of parts -- 12. The song-form with trio : The principal song ; The trio, or subordinate song ; The "da capo" -- 13. The first rondo-form : Evolution ; The rondo-forms ; The first rondo-form -- 14. The second rondo-form : Details -- 15. The third rondo-form : The exposition ; The middle division ; The recapitulation. |
