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Form is one of the most foundational concepts in music theory, but identifying a suitably precise and meaningful definition of the term proves challenging. This essay does not attempt to offer a singular definition, but rather seeks to explore aspects of the term’s history and origin, exemplifying its usage (and its implications for writing on music) across a broad repertoire from Machaut to Miles Davis. Form is predictive, regulative, and heuristic. Despite its central place in much musical ...
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- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks
- Host title:
- Oxford Handbook of Critical Concepts in Music Theory
- Place of publication:
- New York
- Publication date:
- 2018-11-01
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9780190454760
- Source identifiers:
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969111
- ISBN:
- 9780190454746
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