Forms of musical compositions

The textbook of "forms of musical works", written by a famous musical scientist and teacher, doctor of art history professor V.N. Kholopova, with 30 years of experience in teaching the course "Analysis of musical works" and "musical form", its main feature is coverage in one book The whole history of musical forms of European music, from the Middle Ages to the end of the 20th century, and in this regard, this guide has no analogues. Another feature forms the removal of not instrumental, but vocal forms: "Gregorian choraal", a banner chant, secular forms of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, Madrigal of the 16th century, choral concert, cantata, aria of Baroque, opera. For the first time, the chapter is introduced on the musical forms of ballet, music of the XX century. Two special chapters are devoted. The work methodology is distinguished by the connection between the nature of forms in music with the aesthetic and cultural attitudes of each era.
5th edition, stereotypical