Musical form, forms & formenlehre : three methodological reflections / William E. Caplin, James Hepokoski, James Webster ; edited by Pieter Bergé.

The tone of the debates among Caplin, Hepokoski, and Webster (in the form of comments on each author''s essay and then responses to the comments), though tactful, is obliquely blunt and tendentious; like the best of tennis pros, each author strives to serve an ace and defends the net again...

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Main Authors: Caplin, William Earl, 1948- (Author), Hepokoski, James A. (James Arnold), 1946- (Author), Webster, James, 1942- (Author)
Other Authors: Bergé, Pieter (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leuven : Leuven University Press, [©2009]
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Summary:The tone of the debates among Caplin, Hepokoski, and Webster (in the form of comments on each author''s essay and then responses to the comments), though tactful, is obliquely blunt and tendentious; like the best of tennis pros, each author strives to serve an ace and defends the net against a passing shot (with Caplin, the ace is for formal function; with Hepokoski for Sonata Theory and dialogic form; with Webster for multivalent analysis). But we can trust that this provocative exchange will thoroughly invigorate discussions about classical form and encourage diverse approaches to its analys.
Physical Description:1 online resource (179 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175).
ISBN:9789461660046
9461660049