Questions tagged [counterpoint]
Questions relating to the uses, history, types, or analysis of counterpoint.
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Intended tempo of exercises in Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum
Fux uses whole notes for the cantus firmi in his book, so do others influenced by his work. But I find them almost unbearably slow within the usual tempo ranges.
I know that there must have been a ...
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Fux counterpoint: why is it in the modal system?
Assuming Fux's counterpoint was written in 1752, why are there some references to the modal system and none to tonality? I mean... 1752 is way beyond the end of modality! Composers already had the ...
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A synthetic modulation is described as?
The same synthetic scale is moved from one tonal centre to another
A change of synthetic scale whilst the tonal centre remains the same
Two or more synthetic scales on the same tonal centre
The same ...
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Beginning counterpoint above or below a cantus firmus
I have more questions on the Study of Counterpoint:
Must the cantus firmus always start on the tonic?
If the cantus firmus is in the bass then can the counterpoint start with something other than a ...
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Older Hexachordal Systems referred to in The Study of Counterpoint
What are the hexachordal systems discussed in The Study of Counterpoint?
I would like an explanation of them and how they relate to the modal first species exercises
written out by Joseph.
The ...
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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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