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Counterpoint Study Guide

This study guide provides an overview of topics to be covered on the final exam for an Introduction to Counterpoint course. Students should be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of species counterpoint techniques, invertible counterpoint forms including subject and answer structures, and motivic development. Additional topics include identification and analysis of fugue, invention, sinfonia, and canon forms as well as selected terminology. The exam will also contain questions requiring knowledge of specific repertoire pieces studied in class from the 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries.

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Counterpoint Study Guide

This study guide provides an overview of topics to be covered on the final exam for an Introduction to Counterpoint course. Students should be prepared to demonstrate knowledge of species counterpoint techniques, invertible counterpoint forms including subject and answer structures, and motivic development. Additional topics include identification and analysis of fugue, invention, sinfonia, and canon forms as well as selected terminology. The exam will also contain questions requiring knowledge of specific repertoire pieces studied in class from the 16th, 18th, and 20th centuries.

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MUSI 4110 /

6110

Introduction to Counterpoint (3cr)


09-058 12.30 1.45pm TR MUSI 412

Final Exam Study Guide


Topic Summary
Species Counterpoint
- Knowledge of 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th species composition techniques
- Error detection in short species exercises
- Consonance and dissonance principles / treatment
Invertible Counterpoint
- Subject and answer structures and entries
- Real and tonal answers (identify and define)
- Subject (melody) and counter-melody; treatment and design
Motivic Development
- Imitation
- Motivic fragmentation
- Techniques of motivic development (inversion, augmentation, diminution, etc.)
Fugue, Invention, Sinfonia, Canon
- Fugal structure; know the standard entries of voices, episodes and development
techniques
- Imitative counterpoint (2 and 3 voices); identify imitation techniques
- Invertible counterpoint (2 and 3 voices); write and analyze short invertible passages
- Structure of an invention (2 and 3 voices); analysis, identify subject, answer, episode and
development passages
- Identify 2-3 canonic techniques (augmentation, retrogression, diminution, mirror canon,
perpetual canon, riddle canons), from given works and excerpts
Terms and definitions (selected, there may be more in the exam)
- Dux
- Kyrie
- Comes
- Credo
- Stretto
- Mass
- Inversion
- Nota Cambiata
- Episode
- Sequence
- Invention
- Mirror canon
- Cancrizans
- Prolation
- Contrary motion
- Counter-motive
- Fugue
Repertoire:
- Know at least five (5) pieces from the repertoire studied in class this semester
(composer, title, date, and contrapuntal approach)
- The exam will contain short analysis questions on at least one piece from each of the
centuries we have studied:
o 16th century (species counterpoint, masses and motets)
o 18th century (fugues, canons, inventions)
o 20th century (fugues, canons,

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