Title: Species Counterpoint Speaker: Scott Blasco Created by: Scott Blasco online.wsu.edu
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
NO parallel perfect intervals
NO parallel perfect intervals NO direct perfect intervals
TYPES OF MOTION: Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION: Parallel Similar Contrary
TYPES OF MOTION: Parallel Similar Contrary P5 to P5 6 to P8, upper leap 6 to P5, upper step
TYPES OF MOTION: Parallel Similar Contrary P5 to P5 6 to P8 6 to P8, upper leap 6 to P5, upper step
TYPES OF MOTION: Parallel Similar Contrary P5 to P5 6 to P8 Oblique 6 to P8, upper leap 6 to P5, upper step
TYPES OF MOTION: Parallel Similar Contrary P5 to P5 6 to P8 Oblique 6 to P8, upper leap 6 to P5, upper step hidden parallelism P5 to P5 P8 to P8
P5 to P5 6 to P8 P5 to P5 P8 to P8
La Ti Do
Law of Recovery After leaps larger than a 3 rd, step in the opposite direction
Law of Recovery After leaps larger than a 3 rd, step in the opposite direction La Ti Do
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
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 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 -Weak beats: consonant or dissonant PASSING TONE -No parallelisms/directs from strong strong or weak strong beats -Final measure whole note in both voices
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 ALSO -Weak beats: consonant or dissonant PASSING TONE -No parallelisms/directs from strong strong or weak strong beats -Final measure whole note in both voices 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 vs. weak
III: Dissonance and Metric Hierarchy strong vs. weak
III: Dissonance and Metric Hierarchy strong vs. weak dissonance = forward momentum