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    The document discusses the rules for three-voice species counterpoint, including using only consonant intervals between voices, forming triads with the chords, and avoiding parallel perfect intervals and certain triad inversions. It notes some exceptions allowed in three voices compared to two voices and encourages applying the concepts to chorale writing like Bach.

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    The document discusses the rules for three-voice species counterpoint, including using only consonant intervals between voices, forming triads with the chords, and avoiding parallel perfect intervals and certain triad inversions. It notes some exceptions allowed in three voices compared to two voices and encourages applying the concepts to chorale writing like Bach.

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    music theory for musicians and normal people by toby w.

    rush

    Species Counterpoint: Three Voices


    Let’s head back to species I
    relax...
    it actually helps us see
    again, but add a third voice! uh... do we have to?
    how this all relates to the woo!
    four-voice chorale style
    of our man Bach...

    ...and even with adding a whole new set of intervals to look at, it’s really not that bad!
    in general, the rules for we still need to use but the interval
    melodies and counterpoint only consonant between the upper
    are the same for species I intervals between two voices can be
    in two voices.

    w
    each upper voice dissonant... it can

    & C ww w ww ww
    and the bass... even be a tritone!

    ww w a4 w
    ?C w w w w
    10 12

    w w
    C (d) C6 a6 b°6 (C)

    THe chords created should be triads.


    You can form incomplete triads
    occasionally by having a doubled root
    ooh!
    and a third, but avoid having open fifths
    because
    except on the first or last chord.
    second-
    inversion
    technically, the triads must be triads and
    major and minor in root position but if you follow the rules above root-position
    and first inversion, and diminished about consonant and dissonant diminished
    triads in first inversion only. intervals, it prevents you from triads all
    using the wrong inversion! have fourths

    &C w
    above the

    ww
    As with two-voice bass!
    counterpoint,

    w
    Parallel perfect
    intervals are forbidden 5 However, in three voices,
    between any voices!
    perfect intervals can also

    ?C w w
    be approached with both
    and perfect intervals voices moving in the same
    still need to be direction if the top voice
    approached with care: moves by step, and if the
    you still can’t go wrong third voice moves in
    with contrary, contrary motion with
    stepwise motion! the others.

    avoiding parallel perfect intervals use them, Bach!


    and second inversion triads? use them
    keeping diminished triads in first inversion? like the wind!
    these are all fantastic ideas!
    palest
    ri na
    j.s. bach

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