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1st Species Counterpoint Tritone Reached Melodically by Step
I'm reading Alfred Mann's translation of Fux's Gradus (original available here). On page 35, footnote 9 (presumably Alfred Mann, certainly not the original author) says "The tritone is to be avoided ...
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How to differentiate countermelody from arpeggiated accompaniment?
I wonder what would be the main difference between arpeggiated accompaniment and counter melody.
Could it be the rule that an arpeggiated accompaniment would be more repetitive (because it consists ...
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