Introduction
Chapter 1. The contrapuntual melody
Characteristics of Contrapuntual Melodies
Melodic Contour
The Motivic Beginning
Chapter 2. The Unyfing Devices in Melodic Writing
Motivic Variation
Submotives
Repetition
The Sequence
The Contribution of Rhythm to Melodic Design
Unity in Rhytmmic Expression
Accentual and Nonaccentual Agreement
Chapter 3. The Harmonic Implications of Melodic Writing
Harmonic Background
Active and Inactive Tones
Interaction of Contour, Rhythm, and Harmonic Background
Chapter 4. The Fundamental Technique of Two-Part Writing
Relative Motion
Rhythmic Activity
Register
Timbre
Consonance and Dissonance Defined
Consecutive Fifths and Octaves
The Harmonic Implications of Two-Part Writing
Chord Progression
Chord Determination
The Cadence
Harmonic Rhythm
Consonant Intervals in Two-Part Writing
General Principles in the Use of Consonance in Two-Part Writing
Chapter 5. The Treatment of Dissonant Intervals in Two Part
The Passing Tone
The Suspension
The Chain of Suspensions
The Neighboring Tone
The Anticipation
The Escape Tone
The Appoggiatura
The Free Tone
Ormanental Resolutions
Chapter 6. The Process of Canonic Imitation
Imitation at the Unison or Octave
Imitation at the Fifth
Imitation at Other Intervals
The Tchnique of Writing Imitative Counterpoint
Chapter 7. Pther Types of Canonic Imitation
Imitation in Contrary Motion (Inversion)
Retrograde Canon
Canonic Imitation in Diminution
Canonic Imitation in Augumentation
Perpetual Canon
Spiral Canon
Enigma Canon
Rounds
Concluding Remarks on Imitative Counterpoint
Chapter 8. Invertible Counterpoint
Invertible Counter´point at the Octave
Invertible Counterpoint at the Tenth
Invertible Counterpoint at the Twelfth
Summary of Rule Governig Invertible Counterpoint
Chapter 9. Counterpoint in Three and Four Parts
Counterpoint in Three Parts
Doubling in Three Parts
The Role of Voices in Three-Part Writing
Texture
Chapter 10. The Basic Elements of Form in Contrapuntual Music
Inity and Contrast
Organic and Structural Desing
Consistency in Chord Relationship, Tonality, and Imitation
The Three-Sectional Desing
Index
Index of Musical Examples
