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Meanings of musical formalism in anglès

Music term; concept that a composition's meaning is entirely determined by its form.

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        1
        Then there is the religious formalism of the Eppings and their friends.
        The Unclassed
        2
        In such phrases, we grasp the essential difference between formalism and functionalism.
        The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
        3
        At once-witha haste prudery and lovers of formalism might term indecent.
        Burned Bridges
        4
        And yet this prayer is first of all a protest against formalism.
        Mornings in the College Chapel / Short Addresses to Young Men on...
        5
        Any explanation would be futile of this branch of a forgotten formalism.
        The Man in Court