Exercises in Elementary Counterpoint (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...impression of the increased melodic vitality and beauty of these versions can be best obtained by singing each part alone. Do this thoughtfully, first with the separate parts of Ex. 107, and then with those of Ex. 108. Also invert both examples, as usual, copying them out and placing the upper part an octave lower, and the lower part an octave higher, than here written. 136. Further, in a rhythm of four notes to each original beat (on the basis of the essential intervals given in Ex. 107): Examine these two versions carefully, and invert them, as usual. Sing each part alone. 137. Rule 1. The effect of uniform rhythmic movement should be preserved. That is, the general rhythm (two, three, or four notes to a beat, as the case may be) should be maintained in one part or the other, --occasionally in both together, as seen in the above examples. Rare exceptions to this rule may be made, at accented points (as shown in the next example). In Ex. 108 there is no beat which has less or more than the adopted rhythm of three tones; and in Ex. 109 every beat has its four tones, in one or the other of the parts. 138. An occasional interruption (slackening) of the fundamental movement is shown in the following, --applied correctly at a, incorrectly at 6/ a. (Correct.) The stars indicate where the steady running movement is interrupted. In version a these interruptions all occur at accented points (at the beginning of each measure); therefore they are all correct. In version b they all occur at comparatively unaccented points, and are therefore irregular. Review, carefully, par. 22 and par. 23. Hence: 139. Rule 2. In case of any diversity of time-values in the collective rhythmic formation of a sentence, the heavier longer) tones should generally occur at accented points. T.