Elizabeth Eva Leach Flashcards
1
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Her approach…
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‘employs a modern extension of the historical perspective’
2
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Three-stage process of counterpoint analysis
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- Parsing - distinguishes between consonance and dissonance
- Elimination of things not proper to simple counterpoint
- Isolation of directed progressions
3
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Counterpoint and composition
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‘There is no conflict between counterpoint and composition; composition builds on the foundation of counterpoint.’
4
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Fundamentality of directed progressions
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A directed progression ‘relies on the impossibility of its negative manipulation, that is, its abandonment’
5
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Counterpoint and expectation
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‘Counterpoint does not prevent exceptionality but, rather, provides a framework within which it is made possible.’
