Stewart Macpherson: Form In Music: Reference

The revised edition of Stewart Macpherson's exhaustive guide to Form in Music. With special reference to the designs of classical music and using a vast array of musical examples to illustrate his ideas he analyses the varied forms that have been fashionable bound to society and culture through history. From Concertos and Symphonies to simple binary sonata-forms and brief sketches; Macpherson passes on a wealth of information about the development of forms and styles.