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Title: Species Counterpoint Speaker: Scott Blasco Created by: Scott Blasco
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MUS 550: Analytical Techniques
Lesson 2: Species Counterpoint
• First-species (1:1) counterpoint
• Second-species (2:1) counterpoint
• Dissonance and metric hierarchy
I: Species counterpoint
I: Species counterpoint
fifth
fourth
third
second
first
cantus firmus
I: Species counterpoint
fifth
fourth
third
second
first
cantus firmus
I: Species counterpoint
fifth
fourth
third
second
first
cantus firmus
I: Species counterpoint
fifth
fourth
third
second
first
cantus firmus
I: Species counterpoint
fifth
fourth
third
second
first
cantus firmus
I: Species counterpoint
fifth
fourth
third
second
first
cantus firmus
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
NO parallel perfect intervals
I: Species counterpoint: first species
NO parallel perfect intervals
NO direct perfect intervals
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION:
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION:
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION:
P5 to P5
6 to P8, upper leap
6 to P5, upper step
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION:
P5 to P5
6 to P8, upper leap
6 to P5, upper step
6 to P8
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION:
P5 to P5
6 to P8, upper leap
6 to P5, upper step
6 to P8
Oblique
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION:
P5 to P5
6 to P8, upper leap
6 to P5, upper step
6 to P8
Oblique
P5 to P5
“hidden” parallelism
P8 to P8
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
P5 to P5 P8 to P8 P5 to P5 6 to P8
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
La Ti Do
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
Law of Recovery After leaps larger than a 3rd, step in the opposite direction
I: Species counterpoint: first species
La Ti Do Law of Recovery
After leaps larger than a 3rd, step in the opposite direction
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
I: Species counterpoint: first species
FIRST SPECIES
-Consonant vertical intervals -No parallel or direct perfect intervals (with one exception) -Lower voice: Do. Upper voice: Do, Mi/Me, Sol, ends on Do. -Unisons only at beginning and end. -(La ) Ti Do
I: Species counterpoint: first species
FIRST SPECIES
-Consonant vertical intervals -No parallel or direct perfect intervals (with one exception) -Lower voice: Do. Upper voice: Do, Mi/Me, Sol, ends on Do. -Unisons only at beginning and end. -(La ) Ti Do
ALSO
-Label all intervals -Stepwise motion, contrary motion. -Favor imperfect vertical consonances, avoid successive perfects.
II: Species counterpoint: second species
II: Species counterpoint: second species
II: Species counterpoint: second species SECOND SPECIES
-Lower voice: Do. Upper voice: Do, Mi/Me, Sol, ends on Do. -Consonant vertical intervals on strong beats -No parallel or direct perfect intervals (with one exception) -(La ) Ti Do
II: Species counterpoint: second species
ALSO -Weak beats: consonant or dissonant PASSING TONE -No parallelisms/directs from strongstrong or weakstrong beats -Final measure whole note in both voices
SECOND SPECIES -Lower voice: Do. Upper voice: Do, Mi/Me, Sol, ends on Do. -Consonant vertical intervals on strong beats -No parallel or direct perfect intervals (with one exception) -(La ) Ti Do
II: Species counterpoint: second species
ALSO -Weak beats: consonant or dissonant PASSING TONE -No parallelisms/directs from strongstrong or weakstrong beats -Final measure whole note in both voices
SECOND SPECIES -Lower voice: Do. Upper voice: Do, Mi/Me, Sol, ends on Do. -Consonant vertical intervals on strong beats -No parallel or direct perfect intervals (with one exception) -(La ) Ti Do
ALSO ALSO -May begin with half rest -Optional penultimate bar whole note
II: Species counterpoint: second species
II: Species counterpoint: second species
II: Species counterpoint: second species
III: Dissonance and Metric Hierarchy
III: Dissonance and Metric Hierarchy
strong weak vs.
III: Dissonance and Metric Hierarchy
strong weak vs.
III: Dissonance and Metric Hierarchy
dissonance
forward momentum =
strong weak vs.