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iwy42

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formal analysis
on: January 31, 2005, 02:17:29 AM
i am wanting to fanatically study formal analysis as an subject.  does anybody have recommendations of good books, websites, or just personal ways of teaching or learnings of this subject that you are willing to shre wiht me?

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Offline bernhard

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Re: formal analysis
Reply #1 on: January 31, 2005, 01:10:07 PM
A very good introduction to the subject is

Nicholas Cook  - A guide to musical analyis (Oxford University Press).

Best wishes,
Bernhard.
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Offline rachmaninoff_969

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Re: formal analysis
Reply #2 on: February 12, 2005, 11:14:35 AM
For anything to do with formal analysis, William Caplin's book on Classical Form is the best one out there.  He expands on the ideas of Schoenberg and surprisingly, the book is very easy to understand.  I know Caplin studied with Nadia Boulanger, so his theory is down pat!  More importantly, the man has a natural inclination for detecting form in the music of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.  It's a remarkable book, I urge you to pick it up.  You won't need another on the subject as it relates to the Classical era.  Happy reading!
 

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