The Finale in Western Instrumental Music

by Michael Talbot

Overview

Why are finales different from other movements? Why can we nearly always tell whether a movement comes first or last in a work with several movements? Is the special character of finales necessary as well as traditional? Michael Talbot explores these questions in depth. His wide-ranging analytical and historical survey covers instrumental (and some vocal) music from the Renaissance up to the present day.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198166955
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/19/2001
Series:	Oxford Monographs on Music
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

University of Liverpool

Table of Contents

1. First Thoughts2. The Idea of a Movement3. The Idea of a Finale4. The Relaxant Finale5. The Summative Finale6. The Valedictory Finale7. Hybrid Solutions8. Patterns of Development9. Codas and Finales10. Final ThoughtsBibliographyList of Musical ExamplesIndex to Musical WorksGeneral Index