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Leonard G. Ratner’s Classic Music examines 18th-century compositions through the lens of period aesthetics, style, and structure. Core Concepts Topics: Identifies characteristic musical styles (e.g., dances, marches) that conveyed specific meanings to period audiences. Form: Analyzes historical structural frameworks like sonata form and concerto layouts based on period treatises. Rhetoric: Details how 18th-century composers organized musical ideas similarly to a formal spoken speech.