Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books on Music) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Principles of Orchestration (Dover Books on Music) by Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov

Author:Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov [Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-03-15T03:00:00+00:00


Number of harmonic parts — Duplication.

In the very large majority of cases harmony is written in four parts; this applies not only to single chords or a succession of them, but also to the formation of the harmonic basis. Harmony which at first sight appears to comprise 5, 6, 7 and 8 parts, is usually only four part harmony with extra parts added. These additions are nothing more than the duplication in the adjacent upper octave of one or more of the three upper parts forming the original harmony, the bass being doubled in the lower octave only. The following diagrams will explain my meaning:

A. Close part writing



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