TABLE OF CONTENTS.

[ 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