Anthology of Musical Forms -- Structure & Style: The Study and Analysis of Musical Forms

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Very precise book about musical forms, a must have for people interested in the field of musical analysis

5 stars for the content of the book, I specially like the historically approach. 1 star for the quality (surprisingly bad for an Alfred edition !!!) , the pages fall apart probably because of the poor quality and quantity of the glue, also the letters are quite small and difficult to read. I will probably tie properly the book so I can read it!

Others have pointed this out. Great, fantastic content. But awful book design; - terrible font choice, hard to read - awful binding, pages will fall out - book and font too small. Why would any one print a book in this format when the purpose is to study and read music notation? Recommend a pdf and reading on a large iPad.

Provided me with the requite background to start my music appreciation journey...provided the basic fundamentals and structure that stoked my curiosity.

Excellent book! I give 5 stars for the content of this book. Great work by Mr. Leon Stein. This is probably the best book published on this subject (this is not only my opinion, but the opinion of several music teachers I know). However, I give 1 star to the edition. I bought my book one year ago and it is already ruined. The pages are loosen, exactly as mentioned in the other review. The publisher should come up with a different edition. This is a great book and it deserves something better. It deserves, at least, an edition that you can open and read without worrying whether it will be broken to pieces.

Structure and Style: The Study and Analysis of Musical Forms This is one of the classic college textbooks for musical form. Its a shame that the new publisher, Alfred, released a product whose quality is so poor that the pages come unglued from the binding each time one turns a page. The material is fundamental to understanding this field of study, but the risk in winding up with a pile of loose pages suggests that looking for an old, used hardback copy is a better avenue for obtaining this text.

El libro recorre, expone y explica las formas clásicas de manera concisa y productiva. Pero no se limita al períod clásico-romántico, analiza las formas previas y las posteriores, o cómo se adaptaron. Recomendable como estudio pero también como herramienta para la composición.