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James A. Hepokoski (b. 1946)

A Sonata Theory Handbook

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Details

Product Type
Book (softcover)
Author / Composer
James A. Hepokoski
Product number
862546
Languages
english
Release Year
2021
Extent
352 Pages

Description

Sonata form is the most commonly encountered organizational plan in the works of the classical-music masters, from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to Schubert, Brahms, and beyond.

Sonata Theory, an analytic approach developed by James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy in their award-winning Elements of Sonata Theory (2006), has emerged as one of the most influential frameworks for understanding this musical structure.

What can this method from "the new Formenlehre" teach us about how these compose...

Content

  • Overture
  • Chapter 1: What Is Sonata Theory?
  • Chapter 2: Mozart, Piano Sonata in B-flat, K. 333/i (Allegro)
  • Chapter 3: Mozart, Symphony No. 34 in C, K. 338/ii (Andante di molto più tosto allegretto)
  • Chapter 4: The Basics: Sonata Types 3 and 1
  • Chapter 5: Haydn, Symphony No. 100 in G, "Military," first movement (Adagio allegro)
  • Chapter 6: Haydn, String Quartet in G, op. 76 no. 1/i (Allegro con spirito)
  • Chapter 7: Beethoven, Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 36/i (Adagio molto-Allegro co...