Convertible Counterpoint In The Strict Style Classic Reprint

Author : Stewart Macpherson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267931514
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Practical Counterpoint written by Stewart Macpherson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Practical Counterpoint: A Concise Treatise Illustrative of Both the Strict and Free Styles As soon as these objects have been attained the student should proceed at once to Free. Or Modern Counterpoint, a branch of the study almost entirely neglected, as a rule, but to which all the exercises in the Strict Style should be merely preliminary. As, in the Free Style, all known harmonic combinations, diatonic and chromatic, are possible, there is Often a temptation for the learner to introduce, in his first attempts, extreme progressions that are calculated to produce extravagance and crudity of effect; and the author feels that on this account, and in order to still further consolidate a flowing, natural movement of the voices it is most desirable that, at first, even Free Counterpoint should be worked upon a somewhat simple diatonic harmonic basis; a more extended range of harmony (including the chromatic element) being employed by degrees as the student progresses. He will by this means be able to treat the more extreme harmonies with discretion, and, as a consequence, with correspondingly good effect. It is perhaps too much to hope that the present treatise will meet with universal approval. The author knows only too well how divided teachers are in their opinions on this important branch of the study of Composition; he trusts, however, that he will be credited with honestly attempting to render Counterpoint somewhat less of a bugbear to the average student than it usually is, and with endeavouring to show that it is not a mere dry technical exercise in which the element of Music is, strange to say, often entirely lacking, but an essential, vital part of the organism of every-day composition in its higher forms. The author, in conclusion, desires gratefully to acknowledge the sympathetic interest and help he has received, during the preparation of the work, from Mr. Frederick Corder, and also to express his thanks to Mr. Thos. B. Knott for many practical suggestions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.