Second Species Key Ideas Rhythmic Values Wholes in cf halves in Cpt Downbeats MUST be consonances Weak beats can be consonance or dissonance Any weakbeat dissonance must a Passing Tone ID: 469290
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Second Species CounterpointSlide2Slide3Slide4
Second Species: Key Ideas
Rhythmic Values: Wholes in
c.f
/halves in
Cpt
Downbeats MUST be consonances
Weak beats can be consonance or dissonance
Any weak-beat dissonance
must = a Passing ToneSlide5Slide6
1. Team Exercise: Calculate all the intervals in this 2
nd
species exercise.
1b. Team Exercise: Sing the counterpoint.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13Slide7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Answer
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 6 8 Slide8
2. In 2
nd
species, the
cantus firmus moves in whole notes; the counterpoint, or added voice, generally moves in ___________________ . Slide9
In the first bar of a 2
nd
species example, you may write two half notes or
___________________. Slide10
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. Another exception to the “all-half-note-in-the-counterpoint rule” comes in the
_____________ bar of a 2
nd species counterpoint, where you can write either the normal two half notes per bar, or
________________________.
N.B. All species counterpoint examples have whole notes in the final bar.Slide11
5. In second species only ____________ intervals occur on the downbeats.
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 6 8 Slide12
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b. Unlike in 1
st
species, 2nd species uses a dissonance. The only type of dissonance treatment permitted in 2
nd species is the ____________.
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 6 8 6a. How many dissonance(s) in the example above (give measure
# -- beat).
8 5 3 5 6 6 7 6 3 5 3 3 4 6 8Slide13
7. In 2
nd
species. dissonant passing tones occur only on ______________ beats.
8 5 3 5 6 6 7 6 3 5 3 3 4 6 8Slide14
8a. Are consonant passing tones permitted in 2
nd
species?
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9. Find all the
CPTs in the above example (write measure # only).Slide15
10. There is only one consonant passing tone combination in each direction:
Ascending __________ and descending ______________.
*
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 6 8
*Slide16
11. There are two additional possibilities for the second half of the bar, in addition
to those above (diss. PT + cons. PT): _____________ and _____________.
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 6 8
* *Slide17
11. There are two additional possibilities for the second half of the bar, in addition
to those above (diss. PT + cons. PT):
One is shown at the asterisk: __________________________________________
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 6 8
*
+
The second is shown at the + _______________________________Slide18
12. Repeated notes (tied across a bar) are permitted in ____ species but not in
____ species.Slide19
13. The final cadence is formed by___________________ (a, b, and c):
a) describe the motion in
both
voices in terms of scale degree
b) describe the two intervals (general and specific names)
c) type of melodic motion (stepwise/skip) and
(parallel/similar/contrary/oblique) motionSlide20
14. In minor keys, you generally _________ the _______ at cadences.Slide21
In minor keys, when the melodic line ascends
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,
7
, 8, you must not only raise the LT, but also ______________________
*Slide22
16. Placing “our” example in minor causes an error not present in
major. Identify the error.
8 3 4 6 5 8 3 5 6 3 6 5 6 8 Slide23
Team Exercises:
Find the Mistakes in the example:
1 2 3 Slide24
Write a Counterpoint to the
second cantus
firmus
on the handout (B.)Slide25