It’s Fold Out Friday!We have two plates that are dedicated to the same topic today, and for go
It’s Fold Out Friday!We have two plates that are dedicated to the same topic today, and for good reason. Today’s theory lesson: VOICE LEADING.Reynvaan’s instructional text tackles here minor thirds and their agreements, but also FORBIDDEN OCTAVES AND FIFTHS. Students of theory know this all too well, but let’s take a look at how these plates are a bit different than those we’ve already seen.Plates #7: Inverted chords, figured bass, and some voice leadingIn no way am I an expert on figured bass, but it’s clear Reynvaan is introducing that concept here. Inversions are necessary if you’re going to discuss voice leading and how to transverse chord progressions without running afoul of FORBIDDEN OCTAVES AND FIFTHS. Reynvaan starts using dotted lines between notes to show their relationships:Plate #8: Voice leading featuring real musical examples!Reynvaan uses a variety of musical examples drawn from the literature of the day, including works by J. C. Bach, Handel, Kunzen, Wagenseil, Santo Lapis, and Corelli. There are several pencil corrections and annotations in this book, and you can see one in this footnote listing out the sources of the quoted musical example. Stay tuned for the next Fold Out Friday, where it appears dissonance will be the center of attention! -- source link
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