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What type of phrasing was favored in Classical music?
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long continuous phrases
long continuous phrases

spun out themes
spun out themes

short symmetrical phrases
short symmetrical phrases

phrases that allowed for significant improvisation

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short symmetrical phrases

Classical-era music favored balanced, periodic phrasing (often 2- or 4-bar units forming antecedent–consequent pairs).