Themes Tables--Formal functions after Caplin, for dances by Beethoven and others


File posted 26 September 2010; last updated 4 December 2010.


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Note: Only eight-bar themes are included here.


Beethoven, WoO7: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period3n5trio,n9trio,n11
period with modulating consequent or HC3n3trio,n8trio,n11trio
sentence7n1,n2,n2trio,n4,n4trio,n6trio,n7trio
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)7n3,n5,n6,n7,n9,n10,n12trio
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)1n1trio
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)2n10trio,n12
hybrid (presentation + consequent)1n8

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Beethoven, WoO8: page link; and score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period1n9
period with modulating consequent or HC1n2
sentence3n1,n4,n7trio
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)1n11trio
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)4n6trio,n8trio,n9trio,n11
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)9n2trio,n3,n3trio,n5,n5trio,n6,n8,n12,n12trio

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Beethoven, WoO10: page and score link; and score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period1n2
period with modulating consequent or HC2n5trio, n6
sentence7n1, n3, n3trio, n4, n4trio, n5, n6trio
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)2n1trio,n2trio,

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Beethoven, WoO11: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period1n7
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)1n2
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)3n1, n3, n4,
hybrid (presentation + consequent)2n5, n6

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Beethoven, WoO13: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period1n7
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)1n2
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)3n1, n3, n4
hybrid (presentation + consequent)2n5, n6

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Beethoven, WoO14: page link; and score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period3n5, n8, n9
period with modulating consequent or HC1n1, n3
sentence6n2, n4, n6, n7, n11, n12
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)1n10

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Beethoven, WoO15: page link; and score link to version for two violins and bass

Theme typetotalpieces
period1n5
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)4n1, n2, n4, n6
hybrid (presentation + consequent)1n3

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Beethoven, WoO42: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period3n1, n3trio, n6trio
sentence2n2, n4
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)2n3, n5
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)1n6

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Brahms, Liebeslieder_Walzer, op. 52 (keyboard edition): score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period2n4, n11
sentence5n2, n3, n10, n13, n14
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)2n12, n16
hybrid (presentation + consequent)2n7, n15

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Brahms, Neue Liebeslieder_Walzer, op. 65 (keyboard edition): score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period with modulating consequent or HC3n6, n10, n11
sentence4n1, n2, n4 (truncated), n9
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)2n3, n5
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)1n13

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Czerny, Les Etrennes, 24 Waltzes, op. 32: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period5n1, n4, n6, n17, n24
sentence6n5, n11, n12, n21, n22, n23
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)4n7, n13, n15, n20
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)4n10, n14, n16, n19
hybrid (presentation + consequent)5n2, n3, n8, n9, n18

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Heller, Laendler und Walzer, op. 97: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period5n1, n5, n7, n9, n10
sentence2n3, n4
hybrid (presentation + consequent)1n8

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Hummel, Ballo ongaresi, op. 23: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period3n1, n2, n7
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)3n3, n4, n5
hybrid (presentation + consequent)1n6

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Hummel, 12 menuets, op. 24: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period4n3trio, n4trio, n9trio, n11trio
period with modulating consequent or HC1n10trio
sentence6n1trio, n6, n7, n9, n10, n12
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)13n1, n2, n2trio, n3, n4, n5, n5trio, n6trio, n7trio, n8, n8trio, n11, n12trio

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Hummel, 12 German dances, op. 25: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period5n3, n7, n7trio, n8, n8trio,
period with modulating consequent or HC2n5, n5trio,
sentence7n1trio, n2, n2trio, n6trio, n9trio, n10, n12,
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)3n2trio, n4, n4trio,
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)1n12trio
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)3n1, n6, m9,
hybrid (presentation + consequent)2n11, n11trio,

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Hummel, Dances for the Apollo Saal, op. 27: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period2n1trio, n9trio,
period with modulating consequent or HC3n1, n5trio, n7trio
sentence11n2, n2trio, n3, n5, n6trio1, n7, n9, n10trio, n11, n11trio, n12trio
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)7n3trio, n4, n4trio, n6, n8, n8trio, n12
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)2n6trio2, n10,

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Hummel, Dances for the Apollo Saal, op. 28: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period2n3, n6trio, n9trio,
period with modulating consequent or HC1n12trio
sentence11n1, n3trio, n4, n4trio, n5trio, n6, n7, n7trio, n8, n11trio, n12,
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)5n1trio, n2trio, n5, n9, n10,
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)4n2, n8trio, n10trio, n11,

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Hummel, Dances for the Apollo Saal, op. 31: score link

Theme typetotalpieces: M=menuet, D=Deutsche
period4M.n1trio, M.n2trio, M.n6, D.n1trio
sentence6M.n1, M.n2, M.n4, D.n1, D.n4trio, D.n5
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)6M.n3, M.n3trio, M.n5, M.n5trio, M.n6trio, D.n2
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)1D.n3
hybrid (presentation + consequent)3M.n4trio, D.n2trio, D.n3trio

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Hummel, Dances for the Apollo Saal, op. 39: page link; score link

Theme typetotalpieces: M=menuet, D=Deutsche
period9M.n2trio1, M.n4trio, D.n1trio3, D.n2trio1, D.n2trio3, D.n2trio4, D.n3trio1, D.n3trio3, D.n4trio3
period with modulating consequent or HC1M.n2trio2
sentence10M.n1trio, M.n4, M.n5, M.n5trio, D.n1, D.n1trio4, D.n2trio2, D.n3, D.n4trio1, D.n4trio2
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)1M.n2
hybrid (presentation + consequent)4M.n6trio, D.n1trio1, D.n2, D.n3trio2

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Hummel, 12 German Dances, op. 44: page link; score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period2n1trio, n11trio
sentence3n2, n7, n7trio, n10trio
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)3n1, n6, n11
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)1n6trio

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Hummel, Dances for the Apollo Saal, op. 45: score link

Theme typetotalpieces: M=menuet, D=Deutsche
period6M.n1trio, M.n2trio, M.n3, M.n3trio, D.n2trio, D.n6trio
period with modulating consequent or HC5M.n2, M.n4trio, M.n5, M.n5trio, M.n6trio
sentence2D.n2, D.n4
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)4M.n1, M.n4, D.n1, D.n3
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)3M.n6, D.n5, D.n6
hybrid (presentation + consequent)2D.n1trio, D.n3trio

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Marschner, contredanses, op. 53: page link 1; and page link 2; and score link

Theme type (first strain)totalpieces
sentence1n3
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)1n6
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)1n2
hybrid (presentation + consequent)2n1, n4
16-bar theme1n5

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Weber, Allemandes, op. 4: score link

Theme typetotalpieces
period2n1, n3trio
period with modulating consequent or HC2n2, n6
sentence2n8, n10
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)6n2trio, n4trio, n5, n5trio, n7trio, n8trio
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)7n1trio, n3, n4trio, n7, n9, n9trio, n10trio
hybrid (presentation + consequent)1n6trio

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Theme typetotalpieces
periodoooo
sentenceoooo
hybrid (antecedent + continuation)oooo
hybrid (weak antecedent + continuation)oooo
hybrid (weak antecedent + consequent)oooo
hybrid (presentation + consequent)oooo

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All original material and compilation copyright David Neumeyer 2010.

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