In the most abstract sense, **musical form** is the order-imposing principle through which the musical content of a work is organized. There are many conceptions of musical form: *form as container*, *form as process*, and others. In its everyday usage, musical form generally refers to the structure of a given work; however, this usage presupposes a particular conception of form. ## Index You can use the links below to navigate to different topics. 1. [[form-functional theory]] 1. [[formal functions]] 1. [[phrase functions]] 1. [[presentation]] 2. [[continuation]] 3. [[cadential]] 4. [[antecedent]] 5. [[consequent]] 2. [[framing functions]] 1. [[postcadential functions]] 1. [[standing on the dominant]] 2. [[phrase model]] 3. [[cadential types]] 1. [[perfect authentic cadence]] 2. [[imperfect authentic cadence]] 3. [[half cadence]] 4. [[plagal cadence]] 4. [[conventional theme types]] 1. [[sentence]] 2. [[period]] 3. [[hybrid themes]] 5. Formal organization 1. [[tight-knit]] 2. [[loose organization]] 6. [[small ternary]] ## Examples - [[phrase-design examples from Form and Analysis Basics]]