Beginnings, middles and ends: perception of intrinsic formal functionality in the piano sonatas of W.A. Mozart

This dissertation investigated the perception of intrinsic formal functionality—the out-of-context projection of beginning, middle, and end functions—in the piano sonatas of W. A. Mozart (1756–1791). We explored three core issues: (1) listeners' capacity to identify the formal function of out-o...

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Main Author: Vallieres, Michel Benoit
Other Authors: Stephen McAdams (Internal/Cosupervisor2)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2012
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=106293