The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint

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Chapter 01 Line and Other Elements of Style
Chapter 02 Nonimitative Two-Voice Writing
Chapter 03 Chromaticism in Two Voices
Chapter 04 Composition of Binary Dance Forms
Chapter 05 Double (Invertible) Counterpoint
Chapter 06 Imitation
Canon
Chapter 07 The Two-Voice Invention
Chapter 08 Three-Voice Counterpoint I: Texture, Rhythm, Harmony
Chapter 09 Three-Voice Counterpoint II: Chromaticism, Triple Counterpoint, Canon
Chapter 10 Fugue I
Chapter 11 Fugue II
Chapter 12 Four-Voice Counterpoint
Chapter 13 Variation Forms
Chapter 14 Cantus Firmus Procedure: The Chorale Prelude
Chapter 15 Conclusion

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First Published in 2003. The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint is an introductory text to the analysis and composition of tonal counterpoint. Using examples from the music of J.S. Bach - the master of this style - the author takes students through a series of carefully graded, cumulative exercises that stress both analysis and writing. Benjamin covers chromaticism and fugal writing in exceptional detail. The exercises cover a wide range of formats, including error detection, linear pitch reduction, analysis and composition. The book also incorporates a 100-page anthology of scores, effective for analysis, in-class performance, and compositional models.

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