Microformal

For example, the note values and tonality of a phrase cannot be chosen independently of those of the other phrases; and similar restirctions apply also for many other microformal characteristics.

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However, the results of the research do implicitly show how musical form reflects and implies some of these mental devices. In the first two repertories examined, the rules have been divided into two categories: macroformal and microformal rules.

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General similarities and symmetries, broad tonal relationships, compass of parts, and so forth belong to the macroformal plane, while internal phrase structure, pitch contour, rhythmic peculiarities, and the like belong to the microformal plane (Baroni and Callegari 1989).

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Each section harbours a ternary microformal pattern based upon its own thematic content.

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