This book examines the approach to sonata form in Schubert's two piano trios: D. 898 in B-flat major, and D. 929 in E-flat major, particularly the outer movements of the two trios, and the slow movement of the E-flat trio. The analysis is based on James Hepokoski and Warren Darcy's model. Overshadowed by Beethoven, Schubert's lengthy instrumental works are often criticized as incompetent and faulty because of their ambiguous formal structures and failure to develop the themes. This work will demonstrate the fundamental difference in Schubert's and Beethoven's general aesthetics, thematic...