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Paul Hindemitth - A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony, Book II - Exercises For Advanced Students (Menor)
Paul Hindemitth - A Concentrated Course in Traditional Harmony, Book II - Exercises For Advanced Students (Menor)
Traditional harn1ony
Book 2: Advanced
exerctses
•
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1133S Al'68
Paul Hindemith
A Concentrated Course in
Traditional Harmony
Book 11
Exercises fqr
Digitized by the Internet Archive Advanced Students
in 2012
£r�gl11h Trnnl/ation by
ARTHUR MENOEL
ICHOn
Scholl Music Corporation. New York
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PREfACE
The 6nt book of 1h11 work, Trodollonnl H•rmony, In lhr u:n }tan
oin� h W11J fint publiohtd, hao provtd • uoc:Cul IC'Xtbook h ha1 p�
vidtd thouoandt of uudrn11 whh rxtr<ioc muerial. lhe ge nto> l op
���No �019)& •D
C··��Yillht 0 l9 J h� A..-.>\l.lrJ Muw .. P�o�bll•tlr".lnt. Nt�w YIX� provalattordtd to the mode or P"'stntation hao b«n extended oho "'
C:C'rttl,:ht • l•Jh,. AUIJntd tn ft. S<hnu'• �Mnt, M•lnt
1
lht n•11ore •nd qualhy of thr e xerci&ro. Thot book ""' n11rmlrd •• •
CtJp�rllliH 0 rcn•wcd 198\ very brief ourvey of tra ditional h>rmonlc prac tice, withouc rdercnce
Allt!jthlt h•t thll US. ('� o t�wll.a, •nd M<"ll'ito ronttullrd nrhuivt"ly hy
to any technique b.11rd on • mo110 develo ptd and more atlvonted che<>ry
AlJ Jti,lloh l tr..-no ..l CopyrJ&ht Mnrt"d
l\atOC"t.u'l Arnttlur� MWA�C 0t.JU1bUlflfl Ct•rp••r1Uhll\
.. J Pritltfli '" llSA of music. The provi11onal <hll"liCter ol the book •howtd iuel£ In an
other rttpeet as "ell: alt ho ugh the harmonic m >ter l•l h offered "that
lnl
l' tn.-ll�•n
whoch a com poo er who follow• tr•diuonal p•ths uses every day, the
f111t vol um t' of Ttad1t•nrt1tl HtJrmQny madr no p.1rtlcular p01m of tit
vdopons opecifically compooouonal rxer mn. In lhr fint plate the <om
P'*'r's gift of invmuon nnnot be taugh t (although tult•ble txuwn
a"' indi>pen,.blr 10 the uncovrronK and dr•d<IPment ol t>lrnt), a nd
In !he sccond plact the book was of coune ontendtd Cor th� general ""'
or •11 harmony studenu and not (or the •pecial purpoott of the bu ddong
<om J>C*'r
But it dtvrloptd thlt otudrnu adcquattly tndowtd wtth muuca l
intelligence, but not wi t h tolent Cor compoottion. drrlved benefit Cmrn
maurring tht trthniul llfublrms t>f Tradotoonnl Hnrmo11y, and then.
oince the nature or their Riht excludtd genuinely cr eative arcivlty,
th�y r�gTttlully hnd to give up thi• usrful occupation with thr trdo
nique o! traditionol harntony because any lunhtr source of appropriate
nourishment for th eir oltrt lncrlilgtn<r wn< nowhrrr to 1><' found The
indicattd l>tk then W.lt to p rovode. Cor good. intellogent muoidon1 who
did not 1Upi"' to thr lourttJ ol thr composer, rxrrri<r motno•l th.u
trught opur them oo to htj!h tcchnota l nhievemcntt, but th., at the
a�cmr timt would f"'r them from the rxacung feeling or Ch">to>r ob
lipuon.
Such matrt'Ul i1 what the prtJCnt book JCtks en olfcr h ct>tuains
pot� of e•·cry type and scope. ll>e t•rrct'CI "'"RC· on mtdoum of I''"'
(onnan«. from pi ano .olo to ttrina: orcheura, and from 1.0Jo vo1('(' to
maxc<l chorw: nrunur>lly b<t"nn hule d•n<r por<n ond full go own
liii)
.on11a mo>rmenu thr t«h nical .mnualJ of many uylu of wrlung
wtll � fo und lht h.rmc>noc matcriol u the umc os th.c u"'Cl tn Tra·
dotonoal H••,.·••Y· Book I The fint fi\C ch•pt<r> of the ne w book CONTENTS
cormpond to Ch•pttra IX XIII o( the old book, wh•l• the aixth
ch apter extend• tht matrrial ollercd in iu "xtccnth (auppltmentuy) Preface Ill
ch•1•t<r. tO< th< ununcn t of thu alrndy lam ohar mattnal, the p�•n•
book olfcn th< u udtnt many IUQUtioru that lead ht m lu beyond the Olapu:r I
prtmiu'"t domJm o( mtrt tKhmc.a.l proficie:ncy, an obj«tl\'t 10 'Wh1ch Four �non• for StunK Quuu:t I
Book 1 (and routtn< humony tnnrucuon altoscthcr) rotroettd melf Two Songs Cor Sopnno (or Tenor) and P oano 4
The prc•ent book. thus. prrform• approximately the function of a Two Ihtcc P4rt Chorwe. • &
U'l•el guodc that one rcaru when • rniJoumcy cannot be unJenal.en.
Two Song> !or FourPart Choru1 7
Y<t, the ut< or thcar ...rcbes should not be confintd to the lntelll
grnt non·composcr I have found thot they arc ol th r hit�h<ll value tO
for the ind11prn1ablr tcchnic.l training of the coonpotcr, ohhough of
Chapter 11
coune now and thrn 1 creati ve spirit will find lucll uncomfortably Two Sons• for Mruo-Sopnno and P iano to
cumped in the patht lold down Cor thcae cornpo>�ition skeletons llut Two Flvt P•n Choruttt 11
e•en • rompoocr woll find material enough (espcctally in the lau rxer·
cues of the book) to or��t�
t hls lmaJination. Any lntelllrrnt mutlcian Chapttr Ill t5
Ch ap ter VI
(I•) (vj
CHAPTER I
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Theoe tre all chorda that were wor�td with I n Chaptcn I·IX 2. Moderate (J, otl C.non bcl....n ""' \llotln •nd 'Ctllo
f€r&!!'
or Ttndt·
ltonol Hcrmo•y. BooA I.
� •. r'f'@r,fll
Four C..noo• for String Quonet
'Cell o
These piecet are to be: written on four stave-s, for two violini. viola,
and ·�llo-rhe viola in alto d<l.
Two or the four voices rare in canon: one o£ thete ii given, 1.ntl the
other b to� •ddtd. The entronce ol the imltallve oecond voire os In·
dinucd rn each anon. In the first (wo piecc.s, it arrie' out th •mica,ion
at the octave below: In the third. at the filth below: and In the fourth,
at th e m•Jor third above. In rhe firn t hree canon• th e imitation repro
duces every interval exactly: In the fourth a different treatment is
prescribtd.
The two voices forming the canon arc to be worked out fint, and
the a<her t wo added only afte,... •rda. The non-canonic voices mun also
take the form or logically developed and •••ily lnrelhgible melod ic
lines· voir•• thot act •• mere filling are to � avoided. Never th eless,
the rhythmic aulvity of the.e voices must be kept from interfering
with the two canonic voices' funClioning os the tubjcct of principal in·
tertll. Accordl"gl�. Ill the �rst and £ourrh canon• lt will hardl y be
necessary to use nO<c·values shorter than the J., while on 1he 1econd
and third the J u to� regarded a; the boslc unit o{ motion.
In the 1hlrd canon. rhe <wo canonic voices lie vety clok tog<rher
in pitch. Th11 meant thor rhc: development of rhe ronalfty (f minor)
depend; mouly on rhe combined efforts of the given U))J>er voic e and
I
the free bus.
In the f ollrth tlnon. p>nlcular auc nri on mutt � poid tl) th e
melodic ftow or the upper vot
i e.
l'I (SI
Two Songs for Soprano (or Tenor) and Piano
on texu by Wllll am Bloke (•757·1817)
lq rliiUJJJJ 'I; ;dVJ_l
t. Soh Snow prJme, A.nd tbe wm • • 1.tt:
_ caH'd ___ il_
•· The Sick Rooe
dread-fill
ir-.
- I"'?
=r 11
accomp ani ment,
a c rtme.
in accordonce with •he con•ent of the poem. for thb
purpo•e. the tuggested potterns or accompaniment should be camed
on. This does not mean that the piono puu may contain nothing else. 2. The si<k Rose
The elfeet of moaningltu bwtle which the uninterrupted repelltlon 11Grave <.I••,)
of a singlt accompaniment motif would create is to be avoided by
one or more lnterpolotions or other (quieter) motllo.
The dynamlc.s are to be suited to 1he expression e11ablbhed by the
aolo vo1ct ::and the accompllo1ment.
The oc cornpo nim e nt muu ault the soprano venion of caeh song
u well u the tenor. Acoordingly. lt muu avoid tones or figures in
either the soprano or the tenor regiJter thac would disturb the vocal
line. (Be c<troful with non..:hord tones.) furthrrrnore, the line con·
siuing of the upporrnoot tones o! the accompaniment muJt, a ltho u gh
int<rruptod by othtr ton••· have • cor toin melodir <)uollty which in
th< cue of a tenor •ingins the vocal patt would permit this succession
of prominent potnts to be undcntood •• the upper outline of the totoI
1trucuare.
11
d�: - Jtt roy. __
The lowcn pan, as the founduion of <h e harmony and the tonal
development, i$ tO be writttn first. Since it lies in the tenor voice. and
thus moves in a comparatively high register (£or the rnost p�ut in the
small oc:t.ave), strong bass effects are to be avoided. These are n ot really
effective except in the true bass rcginu. .sung by ba.ss voices. l n the:
tenor th,ey mostly give the i mpms ion of unnatu ral imitations of 2 bass.
Tberdore. ins<ead of the nrong leaps of fourth• and fifths charac-
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t(rlltlc or thr bus, n wtll be better to uor the mooc melodic pr!lj!l'euiono 2. Th� Vin�
or t«ondund thirtlo.
In thr �ru ""'I· ho rmonir e mraoures 68 dtf!cr.ntly from the
..a �JIr" JIJ..pIr tDj1,)l.l J'l .---1-.-
Very fa>t CJ, ••>
ror·
eilhth notes In the middlr or lowtJt voocr would rob the top vottc of T b• w iD e or Lone lt mu • ••-
• A11 4 t�
• r .... t of Lo••-
cu mclodt c imporuonce. and uoily rcauh in a contropuntal c.-ture
that would n011U1t the loahcnes• or tht poem and of the mclodk lone.
To achcc•c an a ppropriate and conv.n<tnK rnllliiiM olche JtCOnd
and tonol prcferrncr. To undcntand thiJ, dovidr the pcecc up onto the
1for-emenuontd t.wo- .tnd tht« mn.turt poupt. Howc'"tr• to rr:alilt:
1'1
the full rf!tet of the rrtumdo in mruures •S·to, it wtll be nteeaury
lit rul- tlb
�fast!J.... ,.)
I. Song Two Songs fo r Four·Paro Chorus of Mil\.cd Voicct
o n"'"" by William Sltaltttpcar< (o564·16t6)
a. Wi nte r
•· Orpheut
�!though the only task in ohe•t two JOngt is to comple tt Lh< har·
monies, it is possible by adroit lead�ng and rhythmiC' treatment o£
the loweT voices to intemify the expression proper tO each "ong ln a
coruiderable dtgret.
Writt on (ou r &ep.uate stave-s. the three u pptr ,·oicet in the c-cJdto
=pij '
Sing the >e>ngs in chorus; ohen pby ohe score on ohe pi>no
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I. Winter 2. Orphcus
Modrr•tr (J •• u)
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�b ... made
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Aad mllk eo•
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necusary:
Ul
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mtnt, one mwt com idcr carefully m w hich OCIIIVe it will be most
effective .
Try to work out • t y pically pionbcic !lyle: avoid the normal lour·
parl texture: orschoolbook harmony cxcruses.
Add prtci"' dynamic markingt.
CHAPTER 11
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Two Softtf (« MUJO.Soprano and
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"'f or* )
Wrhe cht solo
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which melodic development mull � aupprcNtd In favor of
&Its_ tbe_ tur
r
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tie
"R�-oh�---��: .y �
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· one
chorda. The d ynam ic riac and fall of the voul lint mun bt auppontd
by careful gradation• in the fu lln eN of the choa·dt. J. e., on the number
of tone� conca!ntd In tath harmony, which may b• lncrtaacd by
'· ph :3
J
doublings.
In che tong, "Epi1aph", variety may be introductd into che accom·
• � lli.
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I liDCt
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rra� f:
all_ ...,__ ..
p•nament by the uac of daffe renc r<gtJl<n ol che piano: low ch orda may
c· f: �
J.�
J.
p: ;: Z:
� juxtapoatd agaanil hagh OneJ, For chit purpooe lt b not ntces.tary 14
to clIns literally ehher to the particular octave In which the baN voice
I
iJ wraucn or to itt rhythm. �· �· 't' •
T
In both tango th e �evench chord• will havt to be trta t ed wlch con·
• '
«<Dt·
siderablc caution. When the �Oleo hat the aevrnlh or a chord. on• will
a<venlh on the ume ocll>e, in flCl, whether il nrtd include hat all
If lhc figure• tall for a �e�cnth that can only occur in lhc accompanl· '
t .
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.
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r•o J I"I
An.swtr: Old·fa.shioncd mu,iciAn' may I"W abit to �<·t along, in smug
sel£.satis£action, "'ith whatever h;�pJ>C:OS 10 lu: ntart\t l\t hand. Sut
ought \o\'t not to strive eo lt:.rn )()llltthtng ht)·Ofid the bare- tcchmcal
necessities o( cYtryday hfe? To an�ont who h3, no notion or the Lat1n
language and o£ the way i t hJs l)t('n treated 10 mu"'IC, altn()\t all muJac
before an •mport;�nt branch o( b.tcr mmir, mun rtmain
1500, as well u
a dosed book. But it i.J juu the muSIC of chr ptnod Utfore 1:.oo. aJ
has bee.n shown JO oltcn m the l<dt deudn. thiu repre�nu (()r cht
musicim of coday an inexhauSliblt $C')Ur«" ol itimul:uinn and tnh�;hten�
mcnt. at le.ut as importmt ._, the mus1c of the eighrunch and nine·
cttnth centuries. and in many rcspt"CU more- V).
For tht> .ong •• woll u lor th01< to lollo"' (in Ch>porr \'1) tht
Jtud.t:nt .should become hmiliar "'Uh th� rult."\ ot \)IIAbit:dl\t\ion an
Latin.
I. Man
011\',.d
b<
compret!unR tht ft\Jt \'OitM wulun A N:l111pJr�tdvt1y narrnw compau .. d i« bO· rlllliD all, I k U U\\ l'w ou "- or
The strond one P<X•• different prol>lrnu
.r� cfll
/'"
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t:....
2d
ll<re • wtll flo�<ong
upper vot(e mmt br ln\-NHN-1 rm thr flut 16 mr:uurr• Th11 \'Oi« is
.,
b h od and a�- no
r :::_
;-
to bt: wrltrrn firu, ond 11 ro be lch •• ohe prloHoj'"l rnrl<�ly, luodn� rhe • ran l
b.us into the tc>mewluu le�• hnpcuuuu rolt nl 1ht lowtr rraminq voice . ..
.,
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Measure' •7·tl arr: to be ueattd .-. relr,w1. contr.tJUtll 1n H.'Xl\llt.
er��('. > >
"• ,---...._
...
1.1
exp�ulon. ond dyrwnrfl wrrh rhr �r\1 parr lltl(rnnrn�t wloh mt ..ure
13, four mcatUrCI O( t.hlJ (("(I.IIU lolrC lrpt.tttd. lhtli1111C: With the IC!nOr
"' Na-t urt"l! lit - 'le Jli -
� ..
ft t �b > ..
t� If... , and
a, prtnttp.al voirt.
The fihh voi<e whoch h tub< •d�t'fl tu thr u•u•l luur p.ort <hor.ol
:
r ·r 1-'1
. . . .. ,. lo
te-Kturt ('oprtano, alto, ttnor. ban), m.&\' b� rithtr a '�'C'('Ind •oprano or
a a.econd tenor (b,1ntont). \\'rtte on fi\rt \t.l\·t,:, ll'tllllf .u m11n" c.hfft'rent
cleiJ ., poulblc.
Don't lorgrt to aona bmh ronA• Thtn pl•y thrrn "" th< pl.mo
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2 The Return of Spring
Jl.a,loul.-fJ ,.,
-�Y�I£1 1����-�-�ll�r-�zy��
111 •- .... t, "'-•,... •• t.-• • ,.,. �4u.et.�•W-
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CHAPTER Ill
Simpl� alt�tion. 1-o t.he h:umonic materiaJ hitheno uied, "e no\\·
add:
a, u-iacb derh<d lrom the th•ngeable sixr.h and •c,enth degree•
of the melodic minor scalt:
.. .
�tlP"U IJ J JV
,,!n 1
V V1 VU
flijliJtj!l#
l' uotit.l0tuaeu
c. in major, the chords•
to C
In uch ol r.he lour pieca, the melody, ol which only Cragmenu arc
given, must first b.: completed. Avood wing the pi ano or an) ocher
instrumen L Nor may the melodies b.: completed by merely adding
tona which mOft orloss fiL On t h e eonu-ary. the student mu" lorce
himsell to fill the gaps by nngong, and must noc write antthang down
until b e has arrived at the final f.,.-m o( the melodies 'ocally. Here, u
tbc�htrt 111 th'' t·•ook, ··,inKillJf dor\ nm mt.an J�nt humnun� undc.r I. Lively<J.,)
our ·, brr.uh, lml rtJIIy lllll(ittA t)lll, ""llh tht ..,-nrlls-thf' ont .tnd o nly
��·•' lt) lUIII\.zll 'hr ht-llug lut th(' Ult(·IIHt gmwth of mrlndtc hnrs.
Onct' (JI1t h.a\ lw•,�Ht' u'ul w tud' A�IIIJttUJt. unt unnuc f.ul cu rt"ognut
lnc
,�\.�b Yf �pJ: r r.IP=:tEV¥!1
.
thr< h.111 r.uun� 41"urduy uf I("Dt)nt In nlU\IUl .thcurt'' th:u 11mit
eo ... . 1111 lbe Cup,a.tadll.l1be lir.of !> p rao
� You r \\' ua ..t.e.r·
• "
lh<m..,hn 111 lh( lqb<�.ml •no! u•IIJ>JJ><'I. •nd on"' domg thokc and
dl) up 1hr n.uuul '.nurn ut .311 mu,au1 uutn�ncrt, eh(' m1Ml 1"\'h�blt =t=' ;. ; I
b._. but a
•nd antopanll)t fC'JitUI.ahn� btwr u' mu,uJI uutnuonr.-the hum.an f R.peo....cofltDjf:-
·5U·IDeDIO TbtDtrd of T1m.
\l.�lt�.
:an\.1 £u11 t.tclcncu liiUf-*C'I 10 tht Umill ltly of C'.tth .UC'tC'. �anrt the teeh·
4MJ,P !@bf I� e�u-
ME a.od THEE Tbt.r &od t he n u o mort o l il&.od ME .
fT:t.B
"''I"• of cmphn-•nR •hcn•l flwrd• 11 •11 ooo opt eo thllt oR !n1o IOillll
untt:llolmLy o�nd da"'ndrr .,lt'C..&utu.mt �ll·"'"'' •uth d;angcrs n•ult be
•
to'km by lhf' U\C." nf rtcurrC'nl tonlr kAm,onirt. !�nd b)' aht wa� pl.tci.n&
or���� •nd th< oth•r pruuip•l h•rmonln of lhc kry. ... lhat lht hum
may lll>l J,,... 1hr 1onal 1hr•ad.
(1 7)
Thtmt and \.O.uUtiont for \t""lt Tr i o
(l'rQ(,., l'rolo, 011d 'Ctllo)
V01riation J V
g
·
6re®�5iw
V V
I
ii E 1 1•rr.
� p
...
r
,..
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rh)'thmic 3nd melodic attivity. Under such circumstances, the middle
\'Oitt wiiJ o£ coum ha\C' to remain quite subdued.
Meuures eo-16 art to bt" tr�ttd as a contrasting middle t«tion,
•
• and since in the �n ing and dosing sections we: have: dtcidtd on a
juxtaposition of lino \\·hi�h. dtspitt' lht' limh.ations da.cribed. h.a\·t'
a cenain independence. it will be a.ensiblto to adopt for the middle s«·
cion a homophonic ce�ture an "·hilh e:itMr all three voices ha,·e
essentially the Amt" rh)thm or d.se t\\'O similar voi.ct"S a� set oft against
a contrasting qu1ettr one moving in hal£-ncxeL
The <wo o<h<r po<tt> •n: <o be tre�ted in similar laohion. In <he
second one. the lowesc voice h:..s a d etinite solo character. In the
thirU it will he hl·�t to lnmg out \•e1y dtoarly thto.structural articulation:
measures h"J, princip31 m::ucri11l; 5·10, subsidiary 3nd transitional;
10.13, prindpal mattaiaJ: 14·17, coda; a8·2o. confirmation of the
ending.
In 1h� flrn pit<� �lt'" by wming lht top (d>ron<t) rwt. lh�
lowctt voi<e here gtvtn moves in definuely mdod1f fa!hao n . C'*'tn
<houjlh 1t d0<1 hoole mort than �t lonh the moot omportont ton•l
funwons-<onir, both domonanu. leading tont, Ntapolllan-by m.ans
ot b rottn thord• and anltn-ilb. h would be' • m1tt:tkr 1n lil:t .t rr...llv
(to) I•oJ
�fftptP1�
19- c&fc&&i
m�r=®.:J�Jq-]l�-1
J. R.1bcr ;W.IJ,,..,., CHAPTER IV
... ?ffi?(MJ @tk•Jiif;:;� We $1\all now pranicc che incorpora1ion o[ ><condary dorninanu
*'�tfl-r,�� � c=t)2�
Book / may h<re be reptattd:
�·
"Any major or minor 1riad othu 1ban the conic rriad o( a key (11. Ill.
5
·�m IV, V, VI in major: IV, V, VI in minor), as well as all major or minor
criads CTelll�d by ah<ration, can be cmphasittd by being pre�tdtd by a
u-iad (major, less frequently minor) or sevencb chord (mostly of the
dominant seventh cype-chat is, consisting of major triad and minor
seventh) which st-ands in the relation ol a dominant to il.
"These oerondary dommanc chords contain tones which do no< belong
to tbe main
91il·:eY--�
lM
,
tODC$ of the kt�).
"The domin<ml ancmh chord of lhc m.Un key cm abo be prrrtdtd by
--- iudominan t.. ...
11 ''The elfect of a aecondary dommant an be created not only by a
?t¥tetrsue·,J;vIJ§fJ-FJ -
chord nanding in the relation of dominant w iu .suc«"HHr, but also
which is used
..
by a chord rrtcted on a tone as the l�ading tone to che
rao< ol the following chord, thu• euabli>bing an artificial VII, vu•.
vu:. or VII, (ahC'red or unahered. in root position or any inversion).'"
•· Andance
a. Very lively
[u) t•sl
, ,
thtY would lx>to•ne preponcleuno •nd dlmini.h the vaho< of e>rn the
prindp•l humunio of the key. Srcanrlory dominon u even whrn
u>rd •p>ringly, olw•>• rc1ulo in • u�den tonal fill •nll "�"'· They
:ue l)llit•l roprrstn<ati>ti of tonal mrR"Iom•nia: they try to rrpr<stnt
wmrthong ohM thcv arc not. employinJI: the mun1 or modulation but
nut hovlng the lorce ro rroducc the conviction of modulorion. The
elfcn of rapid twi•u Olnd turnt wothout b>>ic chonge c>l tonol dir.,.,toon
rcnumh nnc ol a bicyde wobbling tiS"•8 down the '""'eo. inuead of
tilher goong ltr>igho or d
..crib�ng wcllorched turv�. The use of
stcnndary dominant< In qu•n ol oy cvQktl the tonal 11rucourc ol the
1<cond· and thord·clau mu.tc ol the p;uo century. or-when they arc
•ddtd te> •rpropriaoc mclodiet--QC the 1yrupy ltnt imenuloty of many
of the popubr •nd ....,"'popular" pieces ol the prcstnt day, which,
tonolly lpt>king, are frrqurntly nothing but chairu or I«Ondary
domi11•n••· Thr<c styln of mu<ic 1how clearly how • orchnic• l devirc
that b perftcoly good but by no m..n,
rhrtodb..r< , cvrrywhere
� )
Jd> �
1"111.00
11
·
treatment. From mtasure ro on, return eo ll modffitd Corm o( tht' tcx·
ture u>td for ohr prinr•p•l m>ttrl•l. The &n•l oneaouret, beginning
VIola
j""
with mcMurt S•· ore to be tr�atrd a> • cnda. Prcd,. dyn>moc indica
In ohr second pie<><, ooo, ohe owo p:>ru arc "' be dearly diflerenli
ao<tl in text ure. Tht gi•cn voice is to be ldt en tirrly 10 !he viola,
inA i!
whkh rvrn In the do Mpo i
s to ploy juu wh>t rs gov<n. The ptnno. on
the other haud, io to pl•y in the do topo the melody of the seoond
pan. provided with on accompanimrm, and rran1posrd to the tonic
key A.
(·�] l•�l
Thrrt Scbn'U for Trombon( and Pr1no
Wh�t .... ta1d •bout the "'orkina out of the p�rna pi(ttt
applies to th� 11 woll.
In mu1um � •nd 18 of tht fint pot<t, tht 8maJOr harmony it 10
be uuttd •t • 1\npoht•n chOfd (t �.• rullt Cb)·
In the �cond pi«•. tht progrt"iont lrom "'condary dt�minant to
KCOrldlry IOOIC >re IO be a»asn<d mltnly 10 tl\( tWO<iJ!hth figure
{ ' n ) i n the orcompanim•nt.
The <ul!l!<><td model for the occomp.>nlment ol tht third pitce it
not applicablt to meatUC(I g>t4.
Ntedles• w ••Y· pl>ytng tht ranilltc(! plrctl rnoy htrr agoan bt re
k-
'f\
r'rr-r.
�8§
1. Allrrro(J uol
�
la m m-vytrtrjJ)k!fi� -v
�
i¥.1t !r..v
=-t ="'! _•
1!tt0'-f!d��-4liliJl
• J
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l
-
'LUf
4I
---
� p
�-kw��nf:t*rn "'"
ftb)
Still other chonJs may bt !onncd in che indocated f>!hion, buc
thty are nolhing but n()L1tional vorianu or thord\ alrtady (2miliar.
C I I A r T F R \' There are in addition. it is trut. a greoH number or chordJ that 3re
(ollo""
mwical irudnct� procedure that d� not nt<tu�rily lt3d to con
viocing results-or look around for a S)'Stem �·hich. ft'aching out
l'\cr� um� r.f a Kilt nn bt: chrom:wnllv ahtrtd �nd the ahtttd lunber than the methods hitherto 1n use. woll comprthend. .-plain,
ton .. con r..rm p.rto ot thouh tlw m•y "" rt'JI•nltcl •• btlongmg and arrange in ordu all conce.in.ble harmonies. But ln the pre�nt
10 tlo� k� COUl'5e of sn·dy ot trad•toonal hannony there ''· on any ca�. no place
£0< such chord..
Thnc' chord• mu,, folio" thr h.n1c l.aw of u.aduwn.JI h;umon), •<tord.
.ng 10 "'hich u..:rv hnmon... un bt rCtluctd 10 an on�anll cl01e
p.,.1Uon m wh1(h 11 " hu1h up out c>l thmh of WM'ftt '-011, and ts· Miniature: Daoces (or Piano
�ntoall� btl<>nRl 10 one or chc b:uic ·�pc• or th•onh wuh ..ht<h ....
btg;ln uur h.annun� t�trt : tri.ul\ ol four k1n<h. dMn•n:ant tt\tnt.h
''" Modulation-i. e.. the ettablithment or new tonics. whi
ch would
<hOC'dt t<cond•ry "'enth th<>ld>. •"d nonch thurdt. Wh<n wt tubJnt be fdt "' independent-os Slill not to bt u>cd.
th"r ".lhtrtt.l"' chorch eo chr orlf'r.aUQnt WC': utotd on the ors�inal triadt, Fint "'Tite a ban line th.at movet along ,.·ell, and then fill in chc
clc.-n�mcl\' IO\C't-11()1\, rtpl.auuu·nt vi orw- of tht- thnrd f�non b� other tOOCI of the barn10ny.
ltJ nt•Khboring cont. \1\C" 1U fltcunct.ary tlomtnJ.nt-�t tome- mlo porr
la C, oa ..th ehrt�••,t• d
r"..
t
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rs•l
11 lk'C'tm tu fn(' •lmott antlhf'C"nt.ablr. \\'hAt t tu,,C' m rumd as nut a What we bur. pla�, :�nd 'ing u in a1mC»t every instance clearly anicu
...•mouthe<l o•cr b) <h•nge• or oone-<olor. dyn�mto, >obruo, etc; pet£onner-is directly responsi ble for m>.king th< £orm fully riNr.
'""Pirl •nd inc-.prnta�e h:trml')nie. are littrntd up b)' �•mih..r mrAn\ I have no wish in this connection to play the part or • fool who
•nd cnduwcd wtth grutcr mtem11r Thw "h•t we ••• u.;,d to luoking in joy ovtr hi• hobby·hon<! becomes its prophet, and who wholly over·
UJl<ln u simple h•rmQnic or tQnol tfftcl\ art in rrolhy ohr producu looks what must, despite all the advantages of the instrumenc, be
of • <otnploutcd •ml bt no m..m (o<lll•lll combtnauun or ntAny rerogniztd as its primitiveness and its undeniable practical limitations
rocu>r. But ror • tnoo lnowl<dge or harmonica and thror r>O'"btlhttt 1 t (which come clO!tt w mak111g it unusable). But I would rt((ltnmend
u c�f chco h1gh�1 unp(lftolnt'� 10 h�"·e chc:-m a\';all.al.llr ltlf f\fJtriment<�l e\len to the doubter that he once give himself without prtjudiCC' to
purp<m• tn a r..rm hee from •11 adulteration For t hi• the harmoni um the pursuit of the lines or thou�ht suggested here, and then worll out
11 tl•r tdr-o�l m•trumt-nt ,, chord th:at.at;aru ou t a• a hltltuut h.arwt">fl)' that: pi«� and pl�y them chrough with an extremely critical ear.
�nd.t forth m unmila�:au�d htdtoutnc-» unul th� cmunce oC tht ntxt Anyone who does JO seriously and "ith a mind open to �n appreciauon
onr-.and tqu.a1lv. a tuphonsous toent;in..ation rtm.tlnt (Of'UUHJOUJIT of the problcms outhned -..tU be surprised •• tht dolliruhy of the a.nign·
prt\C'pltlllc '" lla ruphonl' The h�rmorun Ut' ht'.Ard m und«tpu•t mtnl; and I am sul't' chac he will not let the maner roe wich thit one
nuduv, and nt>th1n1 nn be addtd eo t� or •uhcunr.t from tMm au.rmpt. Ell.t:tCI'ln "-rll �n for the hannonium.. like d\or:ll settings.
E•tn murc- amp9rc.anl it th< lmpohtblhCY o( .lutntf'd pbttrt.l on should be $12ndard dcvic:es in the teaching or the t«hniquc or mu>ocal
thc harmonium A• performing mtwttan•. wt an: ttrnbly opoolcd wnling. (Of cou,., the organ �rvn the ••me purposc. but wh•t h.u·
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mCin'to Of C'OUfH('IJ"'tlllt C l.a" hj\ 1n Or«,lf\ �� Ut CPn\Unl dUJJIMII� tO a<:;tpe the danger or becoming an UOCOnKiOU.S victim o( hannonic
1rt u• IIJ('hh tht hmut-tl <''IJf'f'Ui\f mJttn•l off<"ttd b' tht: tur progression•, the effect of which, for lack of rxptritnce gaintd through
momum to HI utmutt .anti WIU«It out of 1t c\C
• v f'f''C'U.I\'f J'I'M'-•billty
r su.th practic., one had no< clearly enough forf�n.
h ('1'llhc•Jan ()ur f1ht J''C"Ct' tt to plau· tht hf,Ut'r m a mOt.d of df'tP"l.
m<bnchoh, oh< ..-cun<l .to•ll m•Lr hom 11••• 1nd lht 1hord tJilll tURg'<'l
torro"rul reucnauon le t1 d1f!Kuh to dnc.nlH- JU'' h,,w a lu,tcntr
•ho u "'-&llanlj: cu )atld Ill IU(h rnuocb <Jn IIC' pcnu.adcd-'tllihlt chc I. �l•l•odlolyfJ.... ,
==--
1p«1fK trthnJOl n•un• mute br.. J.&tr'lortl thr (hot� mAltnal ..�a•l•blt
4::=�C'Ji&Pt,%J?J. tflc-Jpi';.cPJI
....._
eo '"· th.lt "-•ll lnd wnh .mill' crruant'f tt') ahe f''ltJ"'nt'nC"'nC ol tht
inG
mood• n•m<d \hhouah thu could b< ftUbhthcd bv lcD«•hr P! ·
chc>log�<'•l "l'"•mrntt on f'K'I'lr'• mwon• to doltrf!1l fonD� ol p r.:___.,•· �.._
· _ ___ _
"fiUIIJr, 11 IDU\1 b< ldt 10 lht ••udtnl lo> Ln<l oul bv .Kluol lrPl wb.ol
•n•l hcno ht mu.1 wri•• ll �· J"'fhiJ" unbor 10 lta•t hua to •ud·
dtnly eo hn uwn .t...-ocn. bu1 thr m"notnl h• lta•a purtly l<'<hnocal
lhln� b<h1nd and lumt hot autnll<>n ""'" 10 •h• tmollonal dl"'u ol
mu .. c, ht wm br obl•�. l•�r all mutlc�"' b<f- hom, 10 rtly
lutnto OUt tO br a ttchnicaJ dt\.I(C' Chat lt UW(UI only tar the Cft:lUOn pert•('.
fl
t
of •ll 100 lomut<l <ftl'<U '•••nhrlo., '' u adHsablt on«. for puc·
IIC.. In "allow lh<>roughh on 1hlt tl)lr C•f wroun� of only LO ltarn
throuch C:\..twuuon "hJt an ahr ntd ont "�nu to a"otd� and lhtii
�!f0I1J#i;JJ IJb1Joj8.JP1t!OOft#=J
CHAPTER V !
b7]
of �haat' who h.•u� ntvtr th()UR,hl lhtit mu,Jul iti�Ji" throuJ{h tD th� melodic phrase (measures •7·25)· At its second appearance (measures
tnd, o1nd WhO h.tn• ftt'\'C't JChlt\td d rullv dfc:,tl\t wurkin.'( lhhlllt)UC'. s•·68) it is hardly changed in exprnsion, but it has been extended to
An�ont who i� di4lurbtll by- trchnrral romadt"r:ui,...n• in hh "·ark. h.u the length o£ 16 h:tl£-note$, and it no""� consist$ of two longer lteralions
'im)'h noc l&(quirc:d \Uiflra<nt l�1..hn1qu( GtM)(l (ft•.Hh·to adt.:at un nt\'d (ins1ead ol the three original •hon ones).
bt- •poii..S by the kond af tCJmprthtl\mt technique th>t h., become Material C. clooely related to the main 1heme. A, forms the climax
uncunKIOll" throu�th conl:to�nt •H<Uttcr. On lhC" c:cmuary. unb 'uch of the movement. It consists o[ a single phrase stated three times, each
• technique e>n bring rhrm 10 rhe full �•lirotion o( their f>O<"bihlle> time with different tonal significance.
\\.h;tt I dc:Knbt he:rt 1\ no1hmg but thr nukrng ron(nnut � m.m)' The oLher three elements are of le!Ser importance.
prO«duret rn the te<hniquc or mUJinl wrurn� which art gcncr>lly Element D 6Jis the space between the fint and second themes.
followed anyway, but rhe umlfrlyinR rr•«>ns for whr(h art u<u>ll\ n<>l I t employ> motifs derived from 1he first theme, and thu• serves 10 make
aubjc,ttd to the \'trdtct ey( conKaous dchbcrauon Tt� do tO i1o in no the li5tener better acquainted wi th the principal material while at the
wov to prolonc prt\ott ••nctU>rl!·<, but "mpl� 10 dcm;uc 1hc poo•tblc same time he is being led away from it.
tourers or error Element E, w hich appear> twice (measure. 25·3• and 68·70) s i
simply a conne-ct ing mem�. and tbm has no strong melodic indi..
Form. Thr mo\>tnlcnt we arc htrt con•udeflnA condtu ttr fht •truc
vidu ality. What linear vltality i t has it achieves by the continuow
turol elcmcn11. uch dis11nct in charQcter, exp�uion. 1trucwral lunc·
repetition of a single tw�cone motif.
l the transitional secdon, F. which has
don. oe.nd u:rhnu·al trurmcn,.
Even less independent s
on1y the function o( a brief relaxation between two significant ele
ment$.
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� •rrro.,m••�lv 1n thr f'O"IIton or •n archittct trvlng to conmuct :..rready been mentioned. no tltJr tonality is neCe1\:'lly
...u; •nd '"l'l"''u out ol • puddrn1 lt�r m•")
Tonal Amfllttude. By thi• ttrm we mc•n tht de8"ce of tonal tension
Th� lollowin� tk•ICh rllum.... tht IOn>l d�...
n or thit mo-.menl.
that exi.su within a clearly est.1bhshed tonal struuure betwttn the
tonic cbord and every orh�r chon.l th�u bean a rtlation to it. The
!Jt
_j
' . .. " 14 u ••
harmonia most clo..,ly r<l>trd to the toni< 11 V I. I VI IV l, . . .)
produce only mild tonal d�Rcctiont. The widot deflections we con
achieve with the m:.tuial at our dLSpoQI �re represented by the we
or �ndary dominanu prectdmg altered chord•
A glance at the fint fi"t m.ca,urcs of the mo"cmcnt under dis
cws.ion will show "'hit is meant rbe two &i\·en \'Oi(6 all for chords
that in the 6nt two meuura rcmoun an the rtg•ons of dos.t tonal con�
netrion ...-itb c, (I, \11, IV ): but lrom the third m.a•urc on they
• • •
bnnch out. more wtdcly, "·ith ahued chords and thear dominants. The
hnvy lin-tS drawn into our slctch of tonal dnign lho" approximatel-r
how the toruli omphtude sbould � di•l"'.td: • horiJont•l cou"" tndi·
•• ... •• catto lide or no dtR«tion. •nd the dtgr« or de•i>tion lrom the hori·
Y
6ti:
d;:IW
&
.. u .... ..
:ontal tho"" the dtgrtt ol dtR<cuon lrom the momen•••l tonic. Place>
likr the long C: o[ me;uures 48.68. or thr long f� (•;·•51· which appear
in tbt- torul whole a.s poinu. of ton:a1 rcSl complete tn thcm�h·ti. ne
Cs• t•k.. firtl plart b«JJUW' or m numrrinl ptrf"'ndtranrt and endowed by the varyrng dtgt"<U ol dtR«'uon wrth a rich intra·tona/
prtlrrred I""""'" •• tht· "1!mnrn� •n<l rml. "I"'" lr·•m any "'hrr life. H�. •• n i the we of all the oth<r tcchnini iACIOrt 10 be drsru•.td.
�oru•<Jtratmm �inct u i• thut felt tn ht· thr: U1ntt, lhtrt would be the rule is: if one element in the writing If to be mon prom inent.
ltttlc fJOHU m \etL.w• tH OPJ"')oo.t' 11' '"�lftiOI n� I'" uth�r to uK ill reduce the value or the o•hcn.
mo'c clft\oC'I) rcbtrtl humontC't tn ntJtC' lurthtr )01itl 'UJlil(•ft tnr ''· In 1.he pas5ages m:.rked ··anddmnc". no tonal .1mplltude is in·
•nd 10 ;uhltii•IO, 11\IWdUtf r)H.hiUII.IJ ( : h H!IIIIOI� 111ltl lht' \C'C.1100l \\t dicated. Since in Lhese pasJ.tgts one t3nnot tell prctisely which tonk
ha\c ttrmt'f.-1 ''in,ldmnt si in effect at any g1ven mornenc . u i s even lt\\ J>OMtblt! to dtlcrmine
·rhe nt:Xt mt)'t •mpor&�tnt r nu.tlitv i� �- (mt·.nut•• 17 l't)· le would suthdeA<ctions.
be wcll lo retnford� thou ktv, wu.
luctunt1o,, This te-nn inditates the dHTerenc�s in
Shontr �(tlrtn'i or t.rtth.·d IOn�Ill) (k(Ur In tht lllldtlk ul tht JH«t',
Ha1•monic f
c.e·nsion bt'tween one individual hnrmonv :tn<l another. The h�rmony
hol\td on C. A. und • u (mr.,,.mr' ,!1 fCI), \nmhrr �ruutJ. nc:u thr rnd i Lh(' major triad: thr ho1rmoni<'s of p;reatrSC. ten5ion
o( least tension s
ol tht pit« (7• ·771· b"tJ 011 ft uught uc11 1n brcnm• 1nn rntlq,.ntltnt
within our traditional material are: the chrom:uir alterations of tht
'frr t'J m;akr 11 :t� dr.u ·-" (H")\C1hlr cha1 thl'\ �= •• the tubdominanr
dominant ieVrnlh chord (s.ec pagr t8). Htnmoni( nuct\lation is 1101
ol the hn>l (.•. thu ••n � >ctumr>l�th«l ll\ the "" nl Cl •nd c::
h.trntt�uu-, (d"pur thr C:Q m chr mtlucl)) nr tu•u H( ahr wna (..' .1nd
identical wilh tonal a_mplatude. although or coum in the complete
C:
tonal effect neither is conC'eh·able without tht other. Che>rds o( slight
'" mhtr<houh
i tonal deHectioo m•y � or o high de�rce of flumrauon, as lor ex�mple
\lt:nurn ij,,. \houl,l IUH' on\l'Uif',l thf> '1Ut'1-tlnn "'huh IQnc .
• chord ba..,d on the tonic but forming • romplicoted h>rmony:
E fJf (,=· 1\ lt:lt tQ pn-d••nun\ll'• •uut m thr rnc of 1hc P"'C('- '*' h.n
�.p;�
tn dnrrnurung the UuUU.JIIfin \"Jiur (,( dtulfth out' umph cinrt
�nh the nnn-rboot tonn. \rqu1rc- �� h.Jbtl n£ coucfulh c."'l< vl.ataOK the actual rhythmic mO\'trMnt would C'Qnsist of tht> n.Jllft:
hUlfl(tOIC fhuIUthon (:hurtl'\ nl fuch lMl\!00 '-ho.ai.J niU ,.,_tUf nl4"tt-h
at the rnuh of rQIIO"'"� th(' p:uh ol Jn,, rnnut1cc m ch4:' ""'<f'>lr:.td r • u r l c.J..Ln u
tn
•. l tt�l l twldru rf'lt,:uum uf ttn'''�n ufctr prt�tN\ittn' of rhord'l n(
htgh ttnwM"' " ouhn.tbk •mI" "h� Qn(' romutc:n th(' rt"lultm� ''"" while the harmonic morion would exhibit only;
r
mnnu 'hrw._ Ut""''''f"llt dl) JIUtlfird
bnt cmtx.ldu:d m c-hunt, uf u·n,aun.
1r
,J ,. 8
o
1omu ul tnn.•hllt') Ut' 1111
wh1th .trt·ill''' ltt·.,t \utlf'tt m m:tk.t- the funt rtnn o( tht aubdomin;an1 m<Kl
dtJI, l>umirunu, un the othrr h:md (n•U tu tneouunn lr.ufln� trntM), The speed of movement or tht$e h�nnonic note-va1ues is what counu
co�n bt:.r 'hnrel' nf hi�h trn,Jon in the alculation o( harmonic density. In this calculation, u in thac
l.1n ut Uuctu.llttm th.u \\Ill ht" Ul\\t tn rt:".AIItt' cm eh'· o( 1\uctuauon, non-chord ton•• are •imply disregardtd.
l-Int• '' J l'
b.atU of tht lonotl llUthn<" I'IC'\iOU\h ..
i\C'n
To our plan or hannonle ftuctuation given above, a plan o( har·
• • • • •
.:b-+=>I 0I
LI I 1\<:=J...J...1 III
t • ' n •� •� u M M u u ' monic d"nsioy may now ll<' addtd:
1o.,..,
I -
..
•· • 0
1 r r 1 r r 1r r r • 1 ..
'"'(,.,IAI0 I I I-;....;
,., .. ' . .. ..
r r l r r l r r lr r l r r lr r l r r l r r l r r r 1 r· 1 1 · 1
,r.:.
''r -r
' ""''T:::
'""'
'
H:+:""
f 1 ">.1 o"!'r "
"' • .. ... n .. ... ...
I I r Ir r I lr F IF fir f' lP r I
jag<tl li nt. t.o (.Ar u 'uth tubtlt l'roctdurti tHt llf '"'"'hul11tcl 1t all
In \>i\U.tl fU \t"thA1 1tpf�IH.Iltntl
" IF r 1 r r 1r r r 1
Ho�mOJtu flnmry 1'ht' " . .umthtr '"'IItltl.U'H JJctllof tn I� ul
:
u-"
o!r r 1r r 1r r 1 r r 1r r 1 r r 1 r r
cullttd an IM h11mmuc �•KI ton41 �\nul ol thr torm
.. 1t h.u IQ do
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ol
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duuuunt .J•Jilf"i ntt. (.,( c.ourw-. n('(nutd) (bHlUtiC" •uh tbr rh)'thm
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r r tr r !f r r r t:
nt�tu,;rntlll 11l thr H>tU'\ U, few txampl(". Wt' tr�ocrct , ,, h1rmonlzr th,..
fint IWo mt.nurn uf thn mo\cmf'nt �• follow, o 1r r t r r 1r r r 1r r r 1 �
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h ""'11 two ""' " th.u tht m.ltn thttnn �re \tt to tht lon�u h1rmonit1� deptnd<nl linn, both umtt i1 appears; only in measurtJ 6<>67 might
\lrhuh �Hr thou �r1�h1 .auJ �•p•fic:antt, "-'hilt' cht "f'IH up rh\lhmt tht play of line bttome >lightly more d�eloptd, in ordtr to go>< tm
(lhorttr h.atml"'niN) •r� utrtl for tht tran,lti,,n•1 ltu •ncitrtndtnt pbasis to the repcuuon or lht' theme.
.rcwxn Tht climax, C, nteds a good dtal ol parc·motion. but not much
In �.uurn t� 3' and 6
!\
;o. on� or tht m1ddlt \m(f't 'hou1d bt indqxndtntt on tht lontJ So ht« one >hould "1' as far u poostblt 10
1'"" th< '"""1'•11«1 rhHhm I r •tr r ,- , tt<, In thu way kt tht quarttr·notn called lor n i tht plan ol harmonic dtnlity lall on
chord tona.
th• atuul rh11hm of th� '"""' will •ppnr oup-rimf'<"<'d Uf"'n lht
�on D. if il b 10 bt <ealit«< as plann«<, an only b.: <ntirtly
tulf no1r moHtnrnt uf lht h.umon•c d<"m•t"
homopbonic.
' ... ) For the two apptarancts of cht transition, E, tht uylt i! alrtady
r e: · :: r
pr<SCI'ibtd; th< etTtel, in spite ol tht juxuposition ol the rhythms
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Compl�te the two fugacos Cor che cwo indicated voiceo .
Two Fupcoo for Two Voices
FOTm. The fi rst rugato COI'Isists or three sepanne Jiule fugues that
1. His Ep io;oph Sir \Yah..- RaleiJIII (15$t·1618) are to be dilfe�ntiated in character [rom one another. The voi« that
for Sopr•no and Alto or Ttflor a11d Bou sings a counterpoint to the theme at any moment must not rise above
a certain lev.J of melodic content,
Charlet Lamb (1775•18$4)
so chat the theme-itself of lictle
1. The Okl FamiUar fa«> significance in these examplc.-can scill be fclc
for Tt11or 011d 8411
tO be of primary
interest. As will tasily be seen. the .second fug3to contains only two
contrasted sections.
With th<i< fupcco and che linle rugue. 1h1t rollow chem. an
attempt i mJ.de to initiatr the atud�nl in
t unorthodox fJthion into tht> Tcmality. The tonal plan of each piece is clear from the skccch.
technique or rucue-wricinc TheK lew examplts cannoc of toum In the fi.nt fugato, be sparing in the u.se or secondary domiMRl$ and
dor away the whole mooable
.
collccuon of unmusiral formulu-che secondary leadi ng-cone effects in che third section ("yet rrom thi•
dreary ond lilelns p;ouing eosecher or ..npositiona.. and ...piJOd
.... _ earth..), since they might easily dJsturb the smooth tonal Bow of the
of which che uau•l instruction in ruSl'c consitcs. Buc thoy J..c"k eo pitee.
dcmorutrllc thlt instod or the UJUII approoch 10
!U8uc-<lamely, by
way of scyle imocauon. ol PaJtstrina on vocal m\ltlc, and of Bull in
Tonal Amplitude. Although one canno t do much harm with only
two voices, it is wUe to calculate the amplitude. In this resptc.t, too,
1rutrumcncol-a working mtthod an be developed thll concern•
the third JC<tion of che fine fugaco olfen some problem�.
icscll 1..
, with quatloru of uyle than wich che e�ndally technical
c.rucmenc of che material. Thecc is no tingle. hard·and·luc scyle chac Harmonic Fluctuntion hardly plays any role in twc>pan vocal
musc be followed in IUJ!U<t any more than en other muoleal form•. If writing, since £or the •ake of making the pieca really •ingablt (try
a uudcnt is •dvanccd <nough to wrhe rusuet, he muse ol.ao be capoble them out!) one cannot get too rar from the basic imen•als of octave,
of working ouc a siyle chac will auic hia muJOcal matetlal, his conc<pclon fifth, fou rth, chirds,and t
sixhs.
ol cht complete
Harmonic Demity. 1t will be best for che changtJ ol harmony to
pioce. and chc performance purpooe• he h11 in mond.
only do t.hb if he were eo de•·elop hu own
take place in hal(·noces in the line fugaco and in quartcr·noce. in the
Ideally, of <eunc, he could
cbematic :ond nruaurol idcu from the fine noce on. Buc chit requiret
second.
ooruiderable profic1cncy which con be acquired only by plentiful
preparatory cxertbcs. My contcpcion of the nacure of ouch preparatory \Vhen both fugatos havt' been written out £or two voices., and
i thown in chc following cx
cxcrdtet J ampl . Many mort cxercitct
.. su ng, provide them with a piano accomp:animem that will serve to
ol chb aorc •r� n..,..,.ry eo lay a aolld ceehnical lounduo i n lor che support 1he voices without in any way dominating them.
work of lucuno concnpuntaJJJu The few tumpltt given here are eo·
cended to uimulate the teaeher to inven t lurcher m•cerial of che
l tort ror hi> scudencs, �eting eo ic that. aJ the proficiency or che
I. His Epitaph
Jllle
scudenc in<rea�ts, the proportion of preparatory worlt on the port ol SapNno41nd Allo<or Tenor ••MS 8.1s,.\l
the tcaehtr ni writing the lupl slt�lctont Jceadily dim1ni1htt and
the uudenc's Jhare coruwnly IITOws.
Our lupcoo and IUJ!Uts ore to be worked ouc accordJng co chc
m.odel procedure laiddown for cht 6nc movemcnc of che precedins
1crlng aucce. Soncc there everything wu deteribtd in groc detail, the
Collowins nom:oru ue 10 be reguded noc u predJC working inttruc·
tion$ buc rather at nimuli to the atudenl'a own producthe rtft«lion.
pa
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Two T"�hn lrulnl��Smtal Fucu..
:"vtMr pi«e o«en ant probkms of form The tht� of the t«ond
full"•· aftrr tor>tnl appt.tran<t� in ou ori(inal form, aloo occun in
on•enaon (mruum 9 13. •S· to)
AJ "T'nil tonality, OM will ha� IO JUOrd opin\1 npid modula
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ohould thtrtfOft � kept •• neutral :u po<tible
Tbe harmonoc dcntity in the fint fugue ohould not lntlude any ....___.. ....___..
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nooe·•alutt •horter than the (e•en non-chord tfJhth·nottt •hould
� uotd >try tparinrly), and in the oecond the puhc will � sl•tn by
p,...l.. on. of hannony In tllhth·no<a.
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quam divutorqutno labia oua, ct lruipirns.
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Theme and Variations for String Quarltt
Andante gruloso(J.,.)
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add a Coda or about 8 to 12 measures
THE HINDEMITH TEXTBOOU
OritliMD> publishedm lhc 19401, Paul Hilidaailb's ·-·'4
tatboob arc Rill lhc OUUWDdinl WOib .. dlcir Iliad. la
conu.c to lll8IY I mi!IAI lcatboob W1'II1CII by wn •
m� thne •-m: p-oduccdby IIIIID who CIDIIId play C'aJ
instrument ollhcordJcstn,rouJdcompoec I Alia{yinapiectt
c
llmosl 1111 llind .. enxrnl*. lftd who - CIIIC � lbc ,.. '
stimuiiW!f: tochcn .. his dav. la • tbacbc - - ..
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