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harmonic-rules · gotham-shaffer-omt-species-counterpoint
- Claim ID
- harmonic-rules
- Assertion
- In species counterpoint, parallel octaves and parallel fifths are to be avoided, and students should also try to avoid direct fifths and octaves, in which two parts move in the same direction into a perfect fifth or octave.
- Quote
Make sure to avoid: parallel octaves: when two parts start an octave apart and both move in the same direction by the same interval to also end an octave apart parallel fifths: when two parts start an perfect fifth apart and both move in the same direction by the same interval to also end a perfect fifth apart Also try to avoid: direct fifths and octaves : when two parts begin any interval apart and move in the same direction to a perfect fifth or octave
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- section: Harmonic writing (vertical intervals and the combination of parts)
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