Introduction to counterpoint / by R. O. Morris.
| Author/creator | Morris, R. O. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1948, ©1944. |
| Description | 55 pages : music ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Note against note, rules of melodic and harmonic progression -- Two notes to one, unaccented passing notes, auxiliary notes, subsidiary notes, accented passing and auxiliary notes, diatonic and chromatic -- Three, four, six and eight notes to one, types of patterns commonly employed, changing notes -- Tied notes and suspensions -- Suspensions (continued), delayed and ornamental resolutions, combination of movement in the added part with suspensions in the C.F. -- Mixed rhythm (or fifth species), additional figures employed in this species, transformation of first species into fifth by melodic decoration -- Combination of two parts in fifth species, choice of methods available -- Three-part counterpoint, notes against note, with or without the use of passing notes, doubling or omission of notes from a three-part chord -- Combined counterpoint in three part, first, second and third species, first, third and fourth species -- Addition of two free parts to a C.F., with or without imitation, considerations governing the choice of a suitable figure -- Combination of three parts in free rhythm, with or without imitation -- Four-part counterpoint, recapitulation of Chapters VIII, IX and XI, with the addition of a fourth part. |
| Abstract | This little book is intended primarily for use in schools and colleges. The method used is an adaptation of the one usually to be found in manuals on counterpoint to the extent that the 'Five Orders,' and certain of their combinations, are taken as the practical basis of instruction. But no attempt is made to observe the arbitrary rules and regulations commonly laid down in manuals on 'strict' counterpoint. It is assumed that the student wants first of all to write plain, commonsense, harmonic counterpoint of the classical school, and the only rules prescribed are such as, in the author's opinion, will assist the student in this object. In the middle and later chapters the processes of melodic decoration and imitative counterpoint are explained, and any student who works conscientiously along the lines laid down should find himself adequately equipped, technically, to go on to the applied forms of canon, fugue, invention and so forth. |
| LCCN | 45000873 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | MT55 .M82 1948 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |