That is the reason why the illustrations given in this book are so frequently limited to the melody alone; it is the pencil point which traces the design, describes the form, of the musical composition.
LESSON 4 .-- Procure the _Jugend Album_, op.

68, of Schumann, and mark the phrases in Nos.

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 18, 20, and others.

In the given numbers the phrases are all regular,--four measures in length.
Analyze in the same manner Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words, Nos.

27, 22 (first phrase, five measures), 48, 28, 35, and others; occasional irregularities may be encountered.
Also Beethoven, pianoforte sonata; op.