Practical work in writing counterpoint! This volume emphasizes developing analytical and writing skills in the contrapuntal technique of the eighteenth century. The orientation is strongly stylistic; dealing mainly with the polyphony of the late Baroque period. Three aspects are stressed throughout: practical work in writing counterpoint; utilizing various textures; devices; and genre of the period; historical background; to establish the origins of different forms and justify the pedagogical method employed here; analysis of selections from music literature; often in voice-leading reductions. After an opening chapter that reviews some general features of the late Baroque period; there is a brief survey of melodic characteristics; and a study of procedures associated with two; three; and four voices.
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