Periods and Sentences

Parallel Interrupted Period
pdfmp3Andrée, Elfrida, Piano Trio in g minor, mvt. II Andante con espressione, mm.1-9
(link to recording)
pdfmp3Auenbrugg, Marianne, Sonata in E Flat Major, mvt. II Largo, mm.1-8
pdfmp3Beach, Amy, Children’s Album for piano, Op. 36, No. 1 Minuet, mm. 33-48
(with embedded sentences)
pdfmp3Beach, Amy, Children’s Album for piano, Op. 36, No. 2 Gavotte, mm. 1-8
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, L’amant anonime Overture, mvt. III. Presto, mm.1-8
(recording link)
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, L’amant anonime Overture, mvt. III. Presto, mm.48-63
(recording link) (This example is in sentence structure)
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 1, mvt. II. Rondeau Tempo di Menuetto Gratioso, mm.1-16
(recording link) (This example is in sentence structure)
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 4, mvt. I. Allegro Moderato, mm. 1-9
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 2, mvt. II. Menuetto Rondeau, mm.1-8
pdfMIDICallejo, Fernando, Ecstasy, Romance, Andante espressivo for piano, mm.1-8
pdfmp3Merikanto, Oskar, Valse lente, Op.33, mm.1-16
(link to recording)
pdfmp3Park, Maria Hester, Piano Sonata in Eb major, Op. 2, No. 2, mvt. III Rondo Allegro, mm.1-16
(embedded sentences for both antecedent and consequent phrases) (link to recording)
pdfMIDIJohnson, Francis, Cotillions, First Set, No. 5 – William, mm.1-8
pdfmp3Le Beau, Luise Adolpha, Drei Clavierstücke, Op.1, No.2, Leid, mm.1-8
pdfmp3Tchouhadjian, Dikran, Mazurka in A minor, mm. 4-8
Contrasting Interrupted Period
pdfmp3Mayer, Emilie, String Quartet in A major, mvt. IV, Finale. Allegretto, mm.1-16 (link to recording)
(embedded sentences)
pdfmp3Ponce de Leon, Esteban, (Friar) Vendi, Venid Deidades, Opera Serenata, VI Minuet mm.1-8
THC appears in m.4-5
pdfmp3Reichardt, Louise, Twelve Songs, No. 1, Fruhlingsblumen, mm.1-8 (link to recording)
pdfmp3Sancho, Ignatius, New Songs, No. 3 Anacreon Ode XXIII, mm.9-20
(edited by Daryl Yoder ) (link to recording)
pdfmp3Sancho, Ignatius, New Songs, No. 5 Kate of Aberdeen, mm.13-20 (link to recording)
Parallel Sectional Period
pdfMIDIBigot, F. (unknown composer) Violette for piano, Polka Mazurka, moderato, mm.1-8
Contrasting Sectional Period
TBD
Parallel Continuous Period
pdfMIDILewis, Frederick Elliot, Scenes of Youth, Fantaisia for Piano, Op. 3, Elegamente
tempo di redowa, mm.1-8
pdfMIDISancho, Ignatius, Minuet No. 7, mm.1-16 (without repeats)
(sentences embedded within antecedent and consequent phrases)
Contrasting Continuous Period
pdfMIDIBologne, Joseph, Six Sonatas for two violins, book 1, No. 3, mvt. II. Aria con Variatione, mm.1-14
(both phrases have embedded sentences) played without repeats
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, Overture to L’Amant Anonyme, Allegro presto, mm.1-16
(link to recording)
pdfMIDIGambarini, Elisabetta, Six Sets of Lessons for the Harpsichord, Op. 1, Minuet from Sonata No. 3,
mm.1-16 (without repeats)
pdfMIDISancho, Ignatius, Minuets, No. 3 (without repeats), mm.1-16
(sentences embedded within antecedent and consequent phrases)
pdfMIDISancho, Ignatius, Minuets, No. 10, mm.1-16 (without repeats)
Parallel Progressive Period
pdfmp3Taki, Rentaro, Regret for piano, Allegro marcato, mm.1-16.5 (phrases are in sentence format)
(link to recording)
Contrasting Progressive Period
pdfmp3Andreé, Elfrida, Smärre Tonbilder for piano, Op. 7, No. V Lento, mm.1-8 (link to recording)
pdfMIDIBon, Anna, Six Sonatas, Sonata No. 4, mvt. II Largo, mm.1-14
(6+8, second phrase expanded by sequence)
pdfmp3Chasselon, Mélanie, Intermezzo for piano, Allegretto, mm.18-25 (link to recording)
(also contains V/iii)
Sentences
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm. 15-22 (link to recording)
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. I. Allegro Assai, mm. 30-38 (link to recording)
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 3, mvt. II. Rondeau, mm. 32-39
pdfmp3Bologne, Joseph, String Quartet No. 4, mvt. II. Rondeau, mm. 17-24
pdfMIDIBon, Anna, Six Sonatas, Sonata No. 4, mvt. II Largo, mm.15-22
pdfmp3Farrenc, Louise, Élévation for organ, Adagio religioso, mm.9-16
pdfMIDISawyer, Jacob, J. Welcome to the Era, March, Con Spirito, mm.5-12
pdfmp3Taki, Rentaro, Regret for piano, Allegro marcato, mm.1-8
(link to recording)
Double Periods
pdflinkBeach, Amy, Children’s Album for piano, Op. 36, No. 3 Waltz, mm.1-32
(tonicized half cadence in mm.15-16) Same double period occurs in the A1 section
pdfmp3Park, Maria Hester, Sonata in C, Op. 7, mvt. I Allegro spirito, mm.1-16
(link to recording) (Scheme 3: IAC, HC, IAC, PAC)
pdfMIDIReichardt, Louise, Twelve Songs, No. 2 Der Traurige Wanderer, entire song
Modified Periods
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Asymmetrical Periods
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Phrase Groups / Phrase Chain
pdflinkEinaudi, Ludovico, Life for solo piano, mm. 9-24 (Dorian example)
(Each two-measure phrase ends on a plagal half cadence)