Counterpoint in Composition
by Felix Salzer, Carl Schachter · Felix Salzer, Carl Schachter
A Schenkerian textbook that teaches species counterpoint in two to four voices, then shows how those species principles explain voice leading and prolongation in actual tonal compositions. Readers learn to hear the contrapuntal structure beneath harmonies in common-practice repertoire.
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