Sonata form the exposition

Sonata form the exposition is a short film from 1959 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Professor Jones describes Sonata-form, the typical form of the first movement (and sometimes other movements too) of sonatas, symphonies, etc., as the most complex, yet logically the most cogent of all instrumental forms. By reference back to an exam...

Sonata form the exposition
Release date	1959
Running time	0:29:37

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71024

Summary

Professor Jones describes Sonata-form, the typical form of the first movement (and sometimes other movements too) of sonatas, symphonies, etc., as the most complex, yet logically the most cogent of all instrumental forms. By reference back to an example of simple ternary form, the three main sections of sonata-form –the Exposition, the Development, and the Recapitulation(plus Coda) –are shown to be logical outgrowths, and tremendous expansions, of the statement, development and restatement of the basic ternary scheme. In this program, the Exposition section only is dealt with. It is found to comprise two “subjects,”embodying two tonal areas, connected by a modulatory “bridge” called the transition. Various examples illustrate the typical characters of the two subjects, the nature of the transition, and the common thematic organization of this expository section of the movement.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:29:37)

16mm

IUL Genres

Educational

Music

IUL Subject

Sonata form.

Full Original Title

Sonata-form: the exposition