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Name: Musical Form
ID: m11629
Language: English (en)
Summary: Musical form is the wider perspective of a piece of music. It describes the layout of a composition as divided into sections, akin to the layout of a city divided into neighborhoods. In an A-type form, the focus is on continuity; in an A/B-type, on contrast.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: form, music, musical form
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5 plus MathML plus QML//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License

Authors: Anthony Brandt (abrandt@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Anthony Brandt (abrandt@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Anthony Brandt (abrandt@rice.edu), Elizabeth Gregory (elizabeth.gregory@gmail.com)

Version: 1.13 (history)
Created: May 29, 2003 10:10 am GMT-5
Revised: Jan 11, 2007 11:05 am US/Central

Version History

Version: 1.13 Jan 11, 2007 11:05 am US/Central by Elizabeth Gregory
Changes:
Added a Supplemental Link.

Version: 1.12 Jan 5, 2007 3:07 pm US/Central by Elizabeth Gregory
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Added a note concerning Flash.

Version: 1.11 Sep 19, 2006 10:04 pm GMT-5 by Anthony Brandt
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Changed abstract

Version: 1.10 Sep 9, 2006 3:37 pm GMT-5 by Anthony Brandt
Changes:
small revision

Version: 1.9 Dec 17, 2003 1:51 pm US/Central by Charlet Reedstrom
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added .tt and .int files for interactive example

Version: 1.8 Dec 12, 2003 11:21 am US/Central by Charlet Reedstrom
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fixed typo

Version: 1.7 Dec 1, 2003 12:03 pm US/Central by Charlet Reedstrom
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fixed typos and term tags, changed names of location of files so they are found

Version: 1.6 Oct 30, 2003 9:56 am US/Central by Anthony Brandt
Changes:
Edited out last paragraph

Version: 1.5 Oct 27, 2003 12:27 pm US/Central by Anthony Brandt
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Revised last paragraph

Version: 1.4 Oct 25, 2003 8:02 am GMT-5 by Anthony Brandt
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small change

Version: 1.3 Oct 25, 2003 7:20 am GMT-5 by Anthony Brandt
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Revised several paragraphs

Version: 1.2 Oct 25, 2003 6:48 am GMT-5 by Anthony Brandt
Changes:
reordered and revised paragraphs

Version: 1.1 Oct 13, 2003 12:52 pm GMT-5 by (None)
Changes:
First version with a few errors to be corrected Real Soon Now (TM).

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American Chemical Society (ACS) Style Guide:

Brandt, A. Musical Form, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/, Jan 11, 2007.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Brandt A. Musical Form [Connexions Web site]. January 11, 2007. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Brandt, A. (2007, January 11). Musical Form. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Brandt, Anthony. "Musical Form." Connexions. January 11, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

Anthony Brandt, "Musical Form," Connexions, January 11, 2007, http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Brandt, A. 2007. Musical Form. Connexions, January 11, 2007. http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Brandt, Anthony. Musical Form. Connexions. 11 Jan. 2007 <http://cnx.org/content/m11629/1.13/>.