February 11, 200719 yr Author I mean more like a book about the way Brahm structures his sonatas(symphonies and chamber music) and the way he develops his themes; or how does Bruckner,Shostakovich create large symphonic forms,etc.
February 12, 200719 yr i have form in music by stewart macpherson, i haven't read much of it yet as I'm focussing on harmony and counterpoint atm but apparently it's a good book. i got it from a second hand book shop for
February 12, 200719 yr Fundamentals of Musical Composition - Schoenberg has a nice section on common forms.
March 2, 200719 yr I was just about to suggest PianoBeast's book. I have it, it's very nice. And it has a large portion of the book dedicated on how to treat themes, how to develop them, the difference between motifs, themes and musical phrases and lots of other things too. And of course, it has examples from the musical literature, which is the best teaching method :whistling:
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