Table of Contents: “…The nature of musical form -- Tonal design -- Thematic design and phrase structure -- Phrase rhythm and phrase structure -- Formal functions and musical texture -- One part and binary forms -- Ternary forms -- Sonata form -- Modification of sonata forma and cyclic forms -- Rondo forms -- Ostinato and variation forms -- Contrapuntual genres -- Vocal forms - Formal innovations in twentith-century music.…”