Beethoven Center
Beethoven Thesaurus
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For Beethoven's music, may subdivide by early, middle, or late period; for discussions of the history of sonata form, subdivide by: Classical or Romantic period, or 20th century
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MT Music terms
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May subdivide by: formal section, i.e.: Introduction; Exposition; Three-key exposition; Development; Recapitulation; Retransition; Codas; OR topic: Cadences; Dialectic process; Gendered themes (add subject heading for Gender criticism); History; Key relationships; Thematic material. Do not use more than one subdivision (e.g. do not further subdivide section by topic, such as Exposition--History)
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May also be used as a subdivision to terms in the Works List (WL) hierarchy
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"The chief structural plan in classic music was the extended two-reprise form ... ; it is the structural basis of most first movements, of overtures, and of many slow movements and finales; elements of this form are present in many arias. Today, it is known as sonata form ... Most analysis of sonata form has taken its thematic content to be the principal parameter; this has been explained as being constituted from two principal themes which are presented, developed, and restated; this results in a three-part form. Classic theorists, on the other hand, explained the form of a long movement as a harmonic plan, with two large phases of action, resulting in a two-part form (Ratner, Classic Music: Expression, Form, and Style)
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