Dec 18, 2007 an exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines for writing and analyzing 16thcentury music. Augmenteddiminished intervals were rarely used, they are only for especially expressive moments in pieces by rulebreakers like gesualdo, monteverdi, dindia, etc iii. Modal counterpoint, renaissance style pdf free download. This piece therefore allows us to learn about how isaac composed imitative polyphony around. Modal counterpoint palestrina style1 it is widely stated that modal counterpoint reached its peak in the music of the italian composer giovanni pierluigi da palestrina c. Shipping may be from our sydney, nsw warehouse or from our uk or us warehouse, depending on stock availability. Modal counterpoint peter schubert oxford university press. Mar 14, 2015 the goal of this lesson is to teach us how to create a mass in the style of palestrina. Pdf download convertible counterpoint in the strict style. Schoenberg has a great way of explaining the processes of composition and breaking them down for beginners.
Also available is a companion volume, the principles and practice of modal counterpoint, which focuses on 16thcentury techniques and covers modal music from gregorian chant through the 17th century. Follows the pedagogical tradition of stressing writing skills in the manner of palestrina, that is, modal vocal counterpoint of the roman sacred school of the sixteenth century. Counterpoint 1 syllabus 2019 university of florida. The fundamentals of musical composition by arnold schoenberg. The online book is very nice with meaningful content. Summer focus on the physical sciences and quantitative. Shipping may be from our sydney, nsw warehouse or from our uk or us warehouse, depending.
It distinguishes between technical requirements hard rules and stylistic guidelines soft rules, and includes coordinated exercises that allow students to develop their skills systematically. If you want a textbook that is strictly devoted to species counterpoint, and you want to do a really indepth study of that before you move onto harmony and voice leading, then you might check out peter schuberts modal counterpoint. Renaissance style schubert, peter associate professor in the faculty of music, associate professor in the faculty of music, mcgill. If you find this useful, please consider contributing, so that i can continue the series. An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to. The only species counterpoint text that draws directly on renaissance treatises, it provides a conceptual framework to guide students through. Chapter 4f 2part modal counterpoint earlham college. The only species counterpoint text that draws directly on renaissance treatises, it provides a conceptual framework to guide students through composition and analysis as it. Jan 10, 2008 errata for modal counterpoint, renaissance style by peter schubert page 2 ex. Modal counterpoint, renaissance style by peter schubert. We begin this semesters work with 5 exercises in writing modal counterpoint in two, three and four parts.
One of online books that will be nice foryou is book entitled modal counterpoint. Get ebooks contemporary counterpoint on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. Composing imitative counterpoint around a cantus firmus. The only species counterpoint text that draws directly on renaissance treatises, modal counterpoint, renaissance style, second edition, provides a conceptual framework to guide students through composition and analysis as it teaches them general structural principles. The goal of this lesson is to teach us how to create a mass in the style of palestrina. Telecharger et lire des livres en ligne modal counterpoint. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Pointcounterpoint is a software application that was developed with the intention of optimizing the way students are taught counterpoint in the style of the composer palestrina, allowing for greater student autonomy while freeing professors to focus on the more nuanced aspects of contrapuntal music. In music, counterpoint is the relationship between voices which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and contour. Modal counterpoint is an ancient art, first developed in the 12th and th centuries and flourished in europe through the period of medieval and renaissance music, eventually giving way to the system of tonality, tonal counterpoint and functional harmony that will be the focus for the remainder of the semester.
Pdf the principles and practice of modal counterpoint. Pdf download convertible counterpoint in the strict style pdf online. Modal counterpoint exercise in 4 voices kyrie eleison. It distinguishes between technical requirements hard. Pdf modal counterpoint renaissance style sebastian. The following discussion is a summary of some important elements of palestrinas style. The principles and practice of modal counterpoint book. Renaissance style by peter schubert is verysmart in delivering message through the book. An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines for writing and analyzing th century music the only species counterpoint text that draws directly on renaissance treatises, it provides a. Renaissance counterpoint, the examples below are false. Posted on 28 august 2019 23 april 2020 by peter schubert.
However, this dissonance can be resolved by the lower voice going down a step 910 or 23. The strict form follows a set rules about what intervals note this is different from harmonies are allowed and types of melodic motion are allowed. Modal counterpoint is style of counterpoint which can be strict or free. An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a. Modal counterpoint, renaissance style peter schubert. Page 1 college of the arts, university of florida point counterpoint modal counterpoint, renaissance style cantus firmus first species second species third species fourth species problem domain point counterpoint existing similar technologies counterpointer point counterpoint point counterpoint point counterpoint technical approach solution point counterpoint o o o. Maybe i will add more videos trying to explain what is the style of palestrina and modal counterpoint.
Pdf download convertible counterpoint in the strict style read full ebook. Schubert modal counterpoint free ebook download as pdf file. The term originates from the latin punctus contra punctum meaning point. The strict form is usually only used a means of compositional exercise. A selected bibliography for ago certification preparation. Schubert, modal counterpoint, renaissance style, new yorkoxford, oxford university press, 1999. Dec 10, 2015 pdf download counterpoint the polyphonic vocal style of the sixteenth century dover books on music read online. This books really started me on the right path to understanding composition.
Class notes for counterpoint carnegie mellon university. The purpose of these exercises is not to become proficient in writing music in the style of the renaissance. A more concise, but less practically oriented text is. An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines for writing and analyzing 16thcentury music. Since the earliest forms of polyphony, musical textures have been made up of multiple lines of music or voices that combine to form vertical sonorities. Studying counterpoint teaches us how to recognize and understand those lines. Mut 4401 counterpoint 1 class information meeting time and location. Modal counterpoint spiral bound peter schubert oxford. Bowen and others published modal counterpoint, renaissance style find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Modal counterpoint in the style of the sixteenth century. It has been most commonly identified in the european classical tradition, strongly developing during the renaissance and in much of the common practice period, especially in the baroque. Jul 30, 2018 pdf download modal and tonal counterpoint. Bowen and others published modal counterpoint, renaissance style find, read and cite all the research you need. The only species counterpoint text that draws directly on renaissance treatises, it provides a.
Renaissance style, which is a very good strictly counterpoint text that takes you through species counterpoint. Sep 20, 2011 modal counterpoint is style of counterpoint which can be strict or free. May, 1999 an exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines for writing and analyzing 16thcentury music. It distinguishes between technical requirements hard rules and stylistic guidelines soft rules, and includes. Counterpoint is a broad term for interacting yet independent voices. Report modal counterpoint, renaissance style your name. An exceptional text for undergraduate and graduate music students, modal counterpoint, renaissance style uses a wide variety of carefully graded exercises to present guidelines f. Modal counterpoint palestrina style 1 it is widely stated that modal counterpoint reached its peak in the music of the italian composer giovanni pierluigi da palestrina c. A more concise, but less practically oriented text is robert gauldins sixteenthcentury counterpoint. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. A selected bibliography for ago certification preparation this list of recommended publications relating to preparation for ago professional certification is provided for your information.
Apr 29, 2010 modal counterpoint in the style of the sixteenth century. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Modal counterpoint, renaissance style free ebook download as pdf file. Errata for modal counterpoint, renaissance style by peter schubert page 2 ex. Peter schubert, modal counterpoint, renaissance style, 2nd ed.
Renaissance style livre pdf format releasedate livres en ligne pdf modal counterpoint. Now in its second edition, modal counterpoint, renaissance style integrates improvisation activities and new repertoire examples into many chapters. Renaissance style,6 although the organization and presentation differs significantly as. The only species counterpoint text that draws directly on renaissance treatises, it provides a conceptual framework to. Music 3106 3 clark ross s econd s pecies two halfnotes against each c. This book focuses on the music that led up to palestrinas style and the subsequent music that led to the instrumental style of bach.