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