Tag: COUNTERPOINT

General – as we Know, Counterpoint is the Play of 2 or More “Voices” Against One Another and a Canon is a Structure Built from that Technique (Voices = Lines of Music, Such as Melody)  – so Canon (as the Fugue is), is a Contrapuntal Compositional Technique or Texture that Employs a Melody with One…

General – How to Set Melody and Bass follow each other without “Copy” the same Pattern (follow the Bass-line with Melody would be the easiest Way but also too “Amateur”) – the Trick are slight different Notes but Not too Far away  – we wanna stay in a Approximate Range in the Tonic Key  –…

General – as we Know, Counterpoint is the Play of 2 or More “Voices” Against One Another and a Fugue is a Structure Built from that Technique (Voices = Lines of Music, Such as Melody)  – so Fugue (as the Canon is), is Contrapuntal Compositional Technique or Texture that Employs a Melody with One or…

– is a Intervallic Distance – any Movement using Intervals Larger than a Whole Step (Larger than a 2nd) – also called “Skip Wise” or “Disjunct” Motion

– is a Intervallic Distance – any Movement using Half or Whole Steps (Not Larger than a 2nd) – also Called “Conjunct” Motion – more Natural than Disjunct (Leaps), since it is more Closely to the Scale and to the Human Voice