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Fux Counterpoint
In Fux's study of First Species modal counterpoint, why is it permitted to raise the 7th as he approached the final cadence. I realize that allowing that creates a leading tone which sounds better, ...
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Why do modal chants sometimes end on another chord than the tonic chord?
I see a lot of organ accompaniments to Gregorian chants, eg Attende Domine or something from a Kyriale, starting and ending on another chord than the tonic/finalis. A phrygian melody might have the ...
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Questions about hexachord on p.31 of the Study of Counterpoint
p. 31 of The Study of Counterpoint by Johann Joseph Fux (translated by Alfred Mann) says:
I don't understand what this page is telling us. I understand what a hexachord is. However, why note is G not ...
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In Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum, why is the B always flat in the exercises done in the F mode?
In Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum, when in the F mode (lydian), the B is always flat, at least in the first and second species examples. The cantus firmus proposed by master Aloys avoids the note ...
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Why does Fux use F# in his counterpoint to a firmus written in G mixolydian
In the given image below, Fux writes a counterpoint to a cantus firmus given to him as part of his studies by his fictitious teacher Aloysious.
A rule that is often emphasised is that one should ...
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Raised leading tones in Phrygian mode counterpoint
In most cases the penultimate note of the counterpoint will be the
leading tone, which must be raised in minor to establish a sense of
tonality. But why is the leading tone in the Phrygian mode (E-...
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Confusing passage from The Study of Counterpoint [duplicate]
Here is the passage:
Joseph: I wanted to write a sixth here. But when I studied singing, I learned that fa leads down and mi leads up. Since the progression moves upward from the sixth into a third I ...
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