Publisher's Synopsis
Lessons in Music Form A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition by Percy Goetschius Description: Excerpt CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. THE NECESSITY OF FORM IN MUSIC.-So much uncertainty and diversity of opinion exists among music lovers of every grade concerning the presence of Form in musical composition, and the necessity of its presence there, that a few general principles are submitted at the outset of our studies, as a guide to individual reflection and