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Posted by Elizabeth on July 8, 2009 in Classical Music with 3 Comments


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Bach is supposed to be the master of counterpoint..

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3 Responses to How would you define Countpoint regarding JS.Bach’s music?

  1. Ego

    July 9, 2009 - 9:30 am
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    A second musical theme that directly relates to the notes of the main theme. Different than harmony.

  2. Edik

    July 12, 2009 - 2:01 pm
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    I wouldn’t define counterpoint any differently for JS Bach than I would for Haydn, for example. Counterpoint involves using multiple melodic lines simultaneously. That’s it. There are rules for the kinds of dissonances that may be sounded between these lines, and how those dissonances must resolve…but that’s a topic WAY too complicated for a short answer here!

  3. beccaweidner

    July 14, 2009 - 12:27 pm
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    Bach is counterpoint! The fuge, the invention – it’s all counterpoint. Do a fugal analysis.

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