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Beethoven Thesaurus
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For general discussions of form, may subdivide by Classical period; Romantic period; 20th century; for Beethoven's works, may subdivide by early, middle, or late period
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May also be used as a subdivision to terms from the Works List (WL) hierarchy
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The shape of a musical composition as defined by all of its pitches, rhythms, dynamics, and timbres. In this sense, there can be no distinction between musical form and specifically musical content, since to change even a single pitch or rhythm that might be regarded as part of the content of a composition necessarily also changes the shape of that composition, even if only in detail. The term form is also applied, however, to abstractions or generalizations that can be drawn from groups of compositions for purposes of comparing them with one another (New Harvard Dictionary of Music). Use for general principles of formal design and individual forms used in Beethoven's music
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