4 part writing

1. range of voices

° ˙
S A

& ˙ ˙ w
w w
˙ w
Choir ˙ ˙
f
w
T B
?
¢ ˙
f

˙ w w
w
2. distance between voices

°
SAT - not more than an octave
5 TB - can be more than an octave
w w
w w
& w
w
Choir f
w w
f

? w
¢ w w w

3. doubling

° ˙
root - double the bass
9 1st inversion - double the soprano

& ˙ ˙˙
2nd inversion - double the bass
˙ ˙˙ ˙˙ ˙
˙ ˙
Choir ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
crossvoicing

? ˙˙ ˙ #˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
¢
4. chord position

°
12 open - S and T more than an octave
closed - S and T less than an octave
& ˙˙ ˙
˙
closed open
Choir
˙ ˙
?
¢ ˙ ˙

° ˙ ˙
14

˙ ˙ œœ œœ
& ˙ ˙
œœ œ
˙
Choir
? ˙˙ ˙˙ œ
¢ ˙
C G F64 G6 G6
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2
16 em am6 em64 G6
w w w
& w w w w
Choir
? w w w w
¢
w w w w