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Meanings of musical formalism in English

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

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