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species-fux-motion · gotham-shaffer-omt-species-counterpoint
- Claim ID
- species-fux-motion
- Assertion
- Species counterpoint is a step-by-step method for learning to write and combine melodies; the version taught in Open Music Theory is closely based on Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum (1725), and many composers from the 18th to the 21st centuries have used the method or a variant of it. It distinguishes four types of motion between two parts: contrary, similar, parallel and oblique.
- Quote
Species counterpoint is a step-by-step method for learning to write melodies and to combine them. ... While there are many variants on this approach, the chapters here are closely based on Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum ( Steps to Parnassus , 1725) . Many composers from the 18 th to the 21 st centuries have used this method, or some variation on it. ... Contrary : the two parts move in opposite directions (one up, the other down) Similar : the two parts move in the same direction (both up or both down) Parallel : the two parts move in the same direction (both up or both down) by the same distance, such that the starting and ending intervals are of the same type (e.g., parallel thirds) Oblique : one part moves, the other stays on the same pitch
- Quote language
- en
- Locator
- section: Key Takeaways; Types of motion
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