CLASSIC MUSIC
Expression, Form, and Style
Leonard G, Ratner
Professor of Music
Stanford University(8 Expression:
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Fue mrabande, apd eve mere of for gh oe, gant and early the
Bure av ggu, lets aoc ley, repre te mle ye, wie
otedance nnd Lip ete othe wae tian buoyant, Minuet and
eae tov he nd he ry. eecing bt ere
thousands by clamie composers; Monat composed note than 00 minuets and
‘Seamer enn nue compute unter Bec of
tltemasce they fried mata for operas chamber ms, for ah,
Eman, comer snpbee serene, tod even invade hare ac fe
Seti nat tn psf ses Jo Rg i ngs
reformer the recogsition of specie dance puters that ean provide impor
[ne cluc wo the caprenive gay of compotion. The lowing sey eves
dee" Oninty ws amuclted wit the sla wor of court and
TRardeseied a ooble, charg, ney, ape moderate nerabes byacy Hayne
es kin, Cle Soha, 8 UB) p18
Moderato,a, 216, Silane sje. Mona, Quart nD lor, K-42, 1788, ine
@eeeer
ager comidered fo sng at paral lane pices ee Ex
{E10 tas tradionalin msc forte Nay} Bach wed he ape he
{hrm Orato, BWW 14,134, aed Handel the Meio YN, Mesa
"Ws bi wee he ream oat a
‘sir. Ihe ues the queen of I8t-centry dance, symbole the cal ie
ihe ian ws hemmed he ie bai, eae
Ex 21 ert mare yp, acd eugene mone
iments fecal in phone and cance bave ach ys, One a Ue
Set aia etme he mane Mtr oa pony
on, due~ ued a road natch glories
March ype, Chis, Elementarbuch, 182 examples, p 2
‘The march andthe burt sae cnn tempo ad meter—a quick
4h Qu ee cs a ba 8 te
x 218 Mature of lou and
yok, Moat, Sonata for Cave and
‘opie 17
Bence were lncrprned no ane icin cee ger vay: soa sha
Sn men cl ann, he a otro hap he
‘Theatrical dances, Theatrical dances could conform to he pater of wo
Troe Give’ Dom Jao, 1761 ee Ex. 21-12), Ka the tinction
oe ae as of esta encase ok
‘ites deren frre, The ue Dae! pred interesting
Stra ee mec he cl Heh st of gee ol
axing nun poryantoman opera
= end in thw odes wth pric ae
vows Kins of ovement, te, aod gee Gig the panos
“is ey he erp of ma a pity amas
‘Fernie oiipheopine = tkmon ancora serge
fe re eh Megs, ney cm, 06 he He pier
speedtest
a imc eg18 Bxmmassiow Topics 19
dance wie, terial dance rhs are em Sj Sona, K. 170, 1769. The hey af Eas ait fra ns
oye ut heh fein es not conform to haeogapic pater ef mtn he mato bom agrees inde pha
my. Dane pies sur th concer yur wel ar fig, bn compan rar epee oh opening gna
Shes here hardy mar wk sn tds ot bent bay fom eae nag eet,
‘itary ao ites Guise tri or or ain he ihe
Inlpurade march of Non pi ands” ram Mors’s Ming of Fig
Redon 1790100, Aer, bee gare et Cher wha in sea i
ti nit hei mame eB a
Tv. Ru, No, 5.1384 were be has the pane fitaing 2 ose!
(Grd tnt fafre. Tie Ose ncsnngt he wort hrs any
inane om eo eed bang oe
rage of Fir AT 785-1705, the nent the Count eee Sosa
“Type, dance ented he international epetn from regio sure
ftom Pound Ocalan. erate dons fund ‘hie ayia tee on
the Spanish fondango in Meares Mariage of ea,
the ctucnetn leas Bon fm, 178, te trl
Sor poplars an te ease orn ir
series fesse ee ning fae in Kh, 80a Ds, 192.
Toe cm indice mane» rc cin, witha odeat tmp and» medi
foc nning tiem te ahr sarong Pea
ay nd hom mata fair ioe he henry Noble hoes
Id horn ent guar ping ela tempos scoped
by tecnico of rm Geran owe ha hs al fale cn ae at
‘eon ea, aye, vedaag nd ade ate waa
‘etc denon af te sob hre nes eed ed ached throngs
Seana
fre nd bang gal ee iy ings won, and ey
etd irene ig fe
mmenen ha nr Qe, He 8) pe
timo the pe fee rbd by Ra, ae
ejempo see ane
Ee 220. Singing sne. Glock, Ore, 1952 Act, “Ad wohin che
Baye” 4 ony Buri
Ings emp compe yea pened pid arb bree
Lord figure asin ft nur nearest onl Morr Sp.
210, Hunting fjae Moz, Quine So Eb aan, K. 14, #91,
ge for nt ply or nea eng. Ea ain
site te iit ayy ene vpn and
{orate Ex cla lusrates the bili eons Bure. 1769, qatn
umber af example Brillant pases sng bythe peat vis he
Taebccony
In Ex 21 thei sy shared bythe fie perforin prec,
ilaratig gneanake ‘Te mecha sangeet eden eh bios
torepeet te Label the il el or ating nh Bs mao ona
12, Op la, 1806. These mand peat the scend manent of MeathBe 81, Brill sle Mora, Quins fr Cains a
‘major X51, 78, le move
{or tay theta! perrmancy, for instal tue, sb fee oe
‘one, when the oer cll forse sve oe,
‘iret pncllaceremeny. dated os wee prorat longer
on ees not rt api aca seth reach
‘eraresiappee nsw odecnae opts Grebe #30) Noes
Sow ante pana an hfe onas SL
BREE French overt sie Mota, Symphony in E¥ major K. 5
1186 nodes aad
ang: Msi he inns opi WS, 17M ak
a Sy i in iy
“Topics 21
Mae, Prorat
Mts and atrl fer tres payed o the Baie, cornea
or mute Te racial far the sated bathe boon or one
She geome ot
ilo oarh, Mee eects boon in tse us
‘oy wee evil fr ting op she "bale Messrs 90-108 of
{hel moron of Morar Cre Qe, R38, 178, tate he
‘Sen of he ayle—the done bw sg 4K and te ld owe A
fevrmanres lar Moat wrasse upide down, pong the eur
Inw the wer names, wl he eee bout ike figure om the
on ith aa countered fn he upper vot ring exalt the
‘Symphony No 108 In aor, 198, although tbe roy
‘hic oddnen (ew E57), eh of he breath he it meen
Beene Fm Qui, Op 39, No.1 teeta he eaten a
‘oetcngleee Ch 2),
“Turik Me
| Fat ellen wster trope mas were by-product othe og itary
{ipa confrontation outs sos wi he Ts The Tats had
Sfmt called jonny oie ng dro, lange wind a
Synalar ininted nse et did senna a
rater ne Morreale Tere em hs Aj Sonat, B81, 178 the
Sree co hi Abduction from te Sergi 178-106, apd the "Takoh
Nove rom Beene The Russ of Athens, Op. 1, TOE, ave pci
erence he Tah itary le, The are hin el of eho
‘ove Syphony Noe mio, 244 ee He. 9), ane i ae
‘ett Mona’ A ron Sant 81,178 gra he pe wou pc.
‘Ereteencsin thir ies. We ear momentary nef the Tah ye he
Bet onan the Bae Sat HV. HVE, No 1. by Ha
Storm and Soe
‘Toe trm Storm and Stren, token fom the ile of ram, Sur wd Drang
175, by Kling, bas ben adopted by msi Hira fet se eat
‘munetasoes of romanicam the exreion of mbt a ine pe
al felnge’* Koch 00, cst arate Lembo oy
‘Sins Sem and Soe une ving seme fl texture minor mole
‘armani, chant, sary daanencr ad nmpasnel se of del.
‘aon Hyder mance Or arse af tse unos For
‘Guanes, Op 0, No.7 urn ad Senne eee n ier
oni et x10), The mae of Heethove, Cherbin, and many ofr
“oreo takes te sry manera neo i pial fc pro
‘sore, a counterpart tote ime n the wes of Gone ad Schl,2 Exenasion
‘Senin, Emptindame
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fen tntngiand onion GPE Reset pel
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Inc ont, cbr ret, peg pases iio
eral fen donate al gases sagging nee pee
‘het, frame of tama rpenion a eel opp ean
Sagar niyo bregue mae
“The heya wal of Matt, Hay, and ter contemporain
nay tne he x, 228 beg with pine tay eke ap
ing gues. om m5 ear ech neh seen Sige omer
in erates the nop ade conn. Thi wth taen changes
‘ood ad the neat emp at typeset
sete, Yc Moat mas ae onde seal tein prof eas
‘redaction toh Prague Syphon, 18, yng hs coed fares,
ithedes hit imaramntl ceo, ne, yay sa harmony fe
{16 Betnen cated the pte setineal alae of hr yh te
a i a
x.228, Sensibility se, Mena, Fanaa nD minor, K. 592.1782
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opie 28
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fal ore seated hn cab mn nao
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“he vs wh toa te nd ore pie
Detect
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aera tem et a
Ecoyamendigtene, “pap dyod nance
2 San cecrbeod dein (pi,
Fee eet ecene man pipe mes raged ch
Oe a a a et
SLR Seppo naan oat
SBecrune of these characteristics, te arc ple et auited fr church
oe togu ate picpl poco of ale =»
Forcompasin, bei Koes dcp of te gal or fre, ee
|The freon le, wh a aed eget te iti:
‘fnded om the pooling et
1 trough many cabornon of dhe melody, and lons of the
tpl mele ocr te one sat ren pauses
‘nein at trough nave angen tests clemmetod
‘pc abrupt ele gue nt hve cle
InStep wiheach ater
thru ten interne aon
"hugh he ttn she eating vio snl eek accompany
{Ton wie donate atin te exroiba othe sete
bebe pice,
Akins of ean aes fle voce wos tc a ai, chores,
‘auch aie a cae mare sadam, concern
{ma tat re notin thea ofthe fag, ne alee ong th
‘Spans inte ree
the two es int edna ed a be ered
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stoi of ny iran men api
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{je apts veto, fg oreatani and crap composton, goer
1h Theta o Behrens aus. a, p11. 1608, beg‘erin varo mae 2-2). Te japon of ev contest to
Ghee eto sae pa, cay pn ald
std nord pang te repre fee wo Inate or smb ypectc
[ile tom po ee peo lara. Peso, eral sce
when mai, come es oan ion rte, vd
end teen neord for tons n ndegal, Sacre Pench caves
meno Diseraar (Four er, The Pal of Pats), Rew (Tel
Fst) and Hay The Sen Lod, Se 76) He urstions hea
flysch erie bec rata abd mae Coneing hes, he
cine cleave” (peters
Ex 24 Learned ead aleve, Mchoven, Coane in A major,
Op. 18, No. 5, 1800, finale. *
Tali thar te ef test ae of te wind a eh,
einen ese ui soni
bende ig he tear a
ingots
Percy en trp ithe atl ee Ha
Te. 10, the try, 12M. In Smpbony No 08m E mao, 1798, he may
Tectia! Vie 1, bv hee ne
{co ning san spun whch usu bal, wh fun
fey, mone ad re fhe went Jom Boye n The See of
Pocdaon pes Wa nate Nee ete
how comping 4 Matin which the “Credo” ould te gen "pon nose
‘iby pound ech an vow rekene lee
Pantin
The fina pe seg by ont or mee f the orn etre eake
“se gton sting hemor cremate etn
Sot the ened maven Hayeor Dns Ques Oh Te ae
Selena na teraped oran cate oases
anise eo ep
‘tinge seat tes Mone imcrpries ne
Seale han eundnemand pipe othe ests a
‘Srsteatanc A Age tot hea the Grand Vier Sloe re
se Reena te beeera he beige ee ht2 Exresion “Topics 27
sh pie marin hich hy he en ptr old ai
eno ramy The Sues aston wobec ot
EN ha ican fy hsb wes mores oa
"ae ow vied ito parte foc theo the new Mac, in which
“ahereb undouely» grat dey cf Sie dn ation Yo ater
Mette tse sy fgg ha tema othe Spe
Eich Soy led apne act Covel, Pael, Gerin, at
unl nd Cor are inns oi es, nd ceri te design
int cd mee inn hss
boy anacenbe a e yoesgtec, that hey be
‘Sohne among the wll wale ote ws tey oe ier
om eve pts of Handle tae and lhe of te Tentabe
re eae ein engi om he
vsrorrorics
any ifnoc mat ofthe top dese abv were creat houghout be 16
ot. Tha se, weer, eed carb in baroque anaemia
Baroque mute tended "0 deveap one lism ection, of toe taba
peo mann nity tough cnstency. Bt mires ao comin be
‘mein equet ae in cn ae hy wre the ale Bera
ores 18 on. Bach ould apply lac matic eel
‘Bach seems to have been theft cinpner ko abcd the aw af
{roe aa pile. Te eo aed ae seep a tay pe >
tree oe at wat ow aed thn
te Ege pliennof d d new ws pei epee hey
Scat and cnet teow no anos npn hime, Han
soa
inartsanc rete meer at misng an corning pena he
ema The slogan ees
He cert repent i pags, and ahs tw hi original mote othe
‘sor frie ve Jno spel he reso na
ech nhs Jouat der Tonk, 195, comple of the ee endeey
mis hel of he eros ad omic pean the ram aie, he eens
the nut helene he aan se on Mans os Eagar
[pace andcondacor of he late 18 cotry, fe,
RMD ieee prea fhe “nes ning the el
phony che] ink tat be ecient mane walls decent ng oa
ihe. ie rdia Haye ih roculng the new se eh ue
‘hs aiened acre he dies oe le se
rm nde legs the peop on fr lve quer an
Times hefnis gu teat oppo npg”) gure. and
Beno theoeringr clu sgh te angng by bed
heer inure harman ae twa Cte
hs rds ded anes e es that once the fi ped of
maa een Choad pine ote nt
at swith nl egaputl gi ashe Such quiche hangs
uc ioughons tenovemen, engage tytn vane
"Shlraiyand certs bx 225 htop is mower
Sime [164 degenerating in» is, viel ond ntan charac) had
seal aie paeea ttn lea
Sr Roeaenaeiicmen ance
Soran Stet ages
levmch ata feign arbor cae spate
225, Topics Mouart, Pmgue Symphony, K. 50,186, st mow
Fest meaoute the second part of any movement, Fem is iferm relation Messer
SATE dnp me tet iene ME. Segoe re sro
Sicmndigerercaeeh a Ie er a2
a i Rane on
ean Je ok ang sand oer eat of ME Seg ed oe
Music, 1784, forthe older style: ” 5. allo ev, alan yk ae
Has ethno de CONCERTS of ANCIENT MUSIC, some ofthe fn 1, Beta modified stile legato is 4+28 EXPRESSION Topics 29
Bek cots See Rage, “The Ch + Mad Topic inte 19 Cena 4MS 8S,
10. Cada Reus ccw nati) Sie Eek tan oe
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Rape yjonernaesp
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