• concise guide to musical structures of the tonal era
• text illustrated with many music examples
• invaluable introduction for music students, performers and armchair music lovers
• invaluable also to higher grade practical exam candidates, as it provides key background information on the final aural test, and to higher grade Practical Musicianship candidates
• reissue in paperback (replaces hardback edition, ISBN 0 90010 800 2)