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Flashcards in Third-Species Counterpoint Deck (8)
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third-species counterpoint

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  • we add four notes to the cantus firmus
  • the first and third beat is strong the second beat being weak and the four beat being weaker
  • rhythmic diminution is when we shrink down the rhythmic we are using to analyze a piece
2
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things to remember when writing in third species

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  • do not have parallel motion from downbeat to upbeat to downbeat
  • try to avoid multiple consonant skips in a row
  • leaps should only be in the middle of a measure
3
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embellishments to prolong resolution

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  • a cambiata is when we have the combination of a passing tone followed by a neighboring tone
  • a double neighbor is when we have two neighboring tones
4
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third species counterpoint has ___ quarter notes set against every whole note of the cantus

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  • 4
5
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the strongest metrical accent falls on beat one and must be a consonant harmonic interval. the remaining quarter notes are expected to be

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  • both consonant and dissonant
6
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generally, the counterpoint line is conjunct with the 4th to 1st quarter notes moving by a

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  • step
7
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two embellishments correlated with third-species counterpoint are the double neighbor and _____ tones

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  • cambiata
8
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in third-species counterpoint, the 2 and ____ quarter notes are unaccented

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  • 4

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