Classical Music|Lets Talk About Classical Music
Jul
08
Filed Under (Classical Music) by Elizabeth
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Ego on 9 July, 2009 at 9:30 am #
A second musical theme that directly relates to the notes of the main theme. Different than harmony.
Edik on 12 July, 2009 at 2:01 pm #
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!
beccaweidner on 14 July, 2009 at 12:27 pm #
Bach is counterpoint! The fuge, the invention – it’s all counterpoint. Do a fugal analysis.