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I've been trying to understand how to identify the relation between voices and checkwithin the harmonyharmonic progression they form, after learning counterpoint and SATB harmony But.

But when i'm trying to checkI'm investigating the relation between voices more closely ( parallelparallel octaves - fifth -, fifths, harmony. .. , etc)

  I come up with pieces thatsee segments where the number of voices keep adding or changing and i. As a result, I can't really understand the connection between them for example . For example, I don't know where the alto is going because the number of voices havehas changed ( in.

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If it goes down from 5 to 2 voices does that mean it'swe now only have the bass and soprano voices? ( in See measure 8 cadence resolution )where you can see 5 voices are shown . Is the doubledThe bottom 2 D forming an octave in the lower partleft hand part; are they both just 2 voices as the bass, or is the higher D isthe tenor?

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I've been trying to understand the relation between voices and check the harmony after learning counterpoint and SATB harmony But when i'm trying to check the relation between voices ( parallel octaves - fifth - harmony. .. )

  I come up with pieces that voices keep adding or changing and i can't really understand the connection between them for example , where the alto is going because voices have changed ( in the picture from one of bach's sonatas i suppose the voices are distinct by their stem direction and always the soprano is upward and the bass downward And the number of inner voicses may add or decrease ) Am i correct?

Another question if i'm correct does this mean we can have 2 altos ?( if the number voices are 5 for example ) I also see in haydn pieces that a voice sometimes goes from 2 to 5 Where do the alto and tenor go ? Do they mix with each other? If it goes from 5 to 2 voices does that mean it's only bass and soprano? ( in measure 8 cadence resolution ) 5 voices are shown . Is the doubled D in the lower part just 2 voices as the bass or the higher D is tenor?

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I've been trying to understand how to identify the voices within the harmonic progression they form, after learning counterpoint and SATB harmony.

But when I'm investigating the relation between voices more closely (parallel octaves, fifths, harmony, etc) I see segments where the number of voices keep adding or changing. As a result, I can't really understand the connection between them. For example, I don't know where the alto is going because the number of voices has changed.

In the picture below, taken from one of Bach's sonatas, I suppose the voices are distinguished by their stem direction where the soprano is always upward and the bass downward, but am I correct that the number of inner voices may increase or decrease?

If I'm correct, here's a follow up question: does this mean we can have 2 altos when the number voices become 5, for example? I also see in Haydn pieces that the number of voices can sometimes go from 2 to 5; in that case, what became of the missing alto and tenor voices? Do they mix with each other?

If it goes down from 5 to 2 voices does that mean we now only have the bass and soprano voices? See measure 8 cadence resolution where you can see 5 voices. The bottom 2 D forming an octave in the left hand part; are they both just the bass, or is the higher D the tenor?

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I've been trying to understand the relation between voices and check the harmony after learning counterpoint and SATB harmony But when i'm trying to check the relation between voices ( parallel octaves - fifth - harmony. .. )

I come up with pieces that voices keep adding or changing and i can't really understand the connection between them for example , where the alto is going because voices have changed ( in the picture from one of bach's sonatas i suppose the voices are distinct by their stem direction and always the soprano is upward and the bass downward And the number of inner voicses may add or decrease ) Am i correct?

Another question if i'm correct does this mean we can have 2 altos ?( if the number voices are 5 for example ) I also see in haydn pieces that a voice sometimes goes from 2 to 5 Where do the alto and tenor go ? Do they mix with each other? If it goes from 5 to 2 voices does that mean it's only bass and soprano? ( in measure 8 cadence resolution ) 5 voices are shown . Is the doubled D in the lower part just 2 voices as the bass or the higher D is tenor?