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Tagged with counterpoint consonance-and-dissonance
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What is wrong about this counterpoint?
I am using a counterpoint rules plugin on MuseScore, and I am having trouble understanding the issues with my music. I am wondering if I am doing something wrong or if I am not interpreting the ...
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Four part Writing: When must a perfect fourth be resolved?
A bit confused at the moment regarding when a perfect fourth is classed as a consonance, and when it is classed as a dissonance. I have read here on Stack Exchange, that perfect fourth intervals are ...
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In species counterpoint, is the fourth above a third a consonance or a dissonance?
I am reading Alfred Mann's translation of "Gradus ad Parnassum" and found a footnote that says that Fux considers a fourth that comes from harmonic division the of the octave (fifth-fourth) ...
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How important is consonance/dissonance in suspensions?
It’s difficult for me to really hear any (harmonic) consonance or dissonance value when two notes are heard at the same time, but do NOT begin at the same time. As a listener, I find myself more drawn ...
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Is the bottom note of an interval favored?
I was practicing counterpoint (2nd species) and decided to experiment with ending on a perfect 5th except the top line was a C and the bottom an F. I know this isn't technically allowed in 2nd species,...
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Does dissonance create movement in counterpoint?
I’m studying first species counterpoint and trying to wrap my head around why we try not to use unisons, octaves and perfect 5ths outside of the beginning and end. I understand that unisons, octaves ...
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Am I understanding counterpoint correctly?
I’m in the midst of trying to grasp counterpoint and I’m at a bit of a stand still in terms of my understanding of it. I want to be able to go beyond memorizing the rules and really understand the ...
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What can be "two horizontal intervals of equal distance and discordant" on diatonic scale?
I keep reading this set of rules for counterpoint.
The rule number G5 states:
If there are two horizontal intervals of equal distance and
discordant, the next interval must differ.
I try to ...
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Would the melodic leap of the opening phrase of Mozart's K545 be considered dissonant?
The Complete Musician by Steven Laitz states that melodic intervals larger than a fifth are considered dissonant and should be avoided. It also states that two leaps of a third are fine, provided you ...
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Close transposition but want to avoid dissonance
So I had this idea to have a march in canon. So I would have a rhythmic cell like this:
to give a march-like feeling. I have decided on 6 rhythmic cells before a note change and going up 1 note and ...
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Dissonances and harmony
When I listen to Bach, Handel or Vivaldi (especially Baroque composers) every single note seems to fit there perfectly I mean pretty consonant to their location.
As I was trying to learn tonal ...
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