Exercises in Elementary Counterpoint (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Goetschius, Percy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440068577 ISBN 13: 9781440068577

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2010

Synopsis

EXERCISES IN ELEMENTARY COUNTERPOINT INTRODUCTION. Music, theoretically considered, consists altogethe'( of LINES OF TONE. It more nearly resembles a picture, or an architectural drawing. than any other art-creation; the difference being that in the drawing the lines are visible and constant, while in music they are audible and ir motion. The separate tones are the points through which the lines arc drawn; and the impression which is intended, and which is apprehended by the intelligent listener, is not that of single tones, but of continuous Lines of tones, describing movel'nents, curves and angles, rising, falling. poising, - directly analogous to the linear impressions conveyed by a picture or drawing. The popular name for such a tone-line is "Melody." As several tone-lines are usually being traced simultaneously, it follows that several corresponding melodies may, and generaJly do, appear together. The term Melody, however, is applied specifically to the principa

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PAGE; INTRODUCTION I; Chapter I THE SINGLE MElODIC LINE, STEPWISE PROGRESSIONS AND NARROW; LEAPS 5; Exercise I 7; Chapter II WIDER LEAPS 8; Exercise 2 I I; Chapter III EXCEPTIONAL PROGRESSIONS, AND THE MINOR MODE I I; Exercise 3 15; Chapter IV THE ASSOCIATION OF Two MELODIC LINES CORRESPONDING; RHYTHM FUNDAMENTAL INTERVALS MAJOR MODE IS; Exercise 4; Chapter V FUNDAMENTAL INTERVALS, MINOR MODE; Exercise 5; Chapter VI EXCEPTIONAL INTERVALS; ExerC1'e 6; Chapter VII RHYTHMIC DIVERSITY Two NOTES TO EACH BEAT; Exercise 7; Chapter VIII MODULATIONS; Exercise 8; Chapter IX THREE NOTES TO EACH BEAT; Exercise 9; Chapter X SYNCOPATION, OR SHIFTED RHYTHM TIES Two AND THREE; 20; 37; 41; NOTES TO EACH BEAT 47; Exercise 10; Chapter XI THE TIE, CONTINUED RESTS; Exercise II; Chapter XII FOUR NOTES TO EACH BEAT; Exercise 12; Chapter XIII FOUR NOTES TO EACH BEAT, AS AMPLIFIED FORMS; Exercise 13; 50; Sf; 56; 57; 62; ~ABLE OF CONTE

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1440068577
• ISBN 13: 9781440068577
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 180