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M
u
s
Secondly,
Compcfilion
of 4
part5
diera s in
many
p:u ·
ticular
p~([dbes
from thle of thrce, tlw ugh the gcnc:rJI
pn:ccpcs of
h,HOlCOY
bdong
la
both.
'for,
by
c01llpanng
th~
(,,(mc
cXdn~~11!
In
both
e,des.
lheTe will be 'eco a va·
ri;.tion ot fome p.ltr.tgtS in l he 11)\!Jer
pans. The
necdlily
of complying \Virh
lhe t:lbtbl1l1lcJ
prc:c~pt
or
vancty,
by
prC''o°cnung lhe fucccffion of perfe3 concords , hat h
caured
(his altaation. SI!C
lhe
5th
b.tfof
the example in A Oat
jn (he thrc< diífucnt
compofitil)r.s .
Hc:n~e
anrt:s a nc\V
realon fcr
(ayi o;:: the
compofitioll
of many
pans
di rfers
frtllll
that of (e
\v,
or
lWO
only.
Thererore, in whatcvcr nUllltJer
oi
pans (he mulit k is tO
be compofcd. cne
ddigo
ml.l ll be
lirfl
Iaid.
dowll;
and
t O
adjult and
pcrf~a
the l]Armony, and to
ere.ueas much
variety as
poffible,
the
whoJe
wOTk ml1H be: pLlntH:d at
once, and ex('cu(cd acrecabh:
tO
"U~
defign.
L allly,
Ol the
tenor
in
pH1irular,
\Ve
have this
tO
re·
mark,
"r h;u ,
\Ilher(':\s
in
compufition
of
three parl5, lhere
is often a
liben
y
left
of
tdking
any one
of the
concordant
notes tO the
baCs;
io
four pans,
the
founb
or tenor
comin::
io
lei\yes
n O
room for {hat Jd,H:rty;
bUl
obliges
U9 10
a cen ain
difpofitiOD
of eaoh
·í.lember
of
ll~e
harmo ·
lIy,
and
by
this means holds lOtcthC:T Ihe
pans,
lhe
. {taYe
cnry wherc
founding ano l"inding the inner
notes
toge:her.
This
remark
on
the tenor
is more
particularly
true
at
almotl
every clore,
where
the
t('oor
note
is
the 8t h tO
the
bar. on Ihe la(\ note bUI one of Ihe clore ; anJ, by keep–
ing
in
pJace, while the bafs Olaking the great caoence
fall s
a
5th,
the
rame
tenor nOte
becomes
its
5th.
Thus
lhe
twO
cOfleords are
beld
togethf'[' ,aod emire
by
the te·
Ilor',
not remoying.
sea_
5-
C OMPO SO rt ON
e.r
FI V¡
PA RT! _
TH
E
four
concordant notes anfweriog exaétly tO (our
paTu iD
compofition; when
a
fjfth
pan is to
be
added, it
i.
evident
one
note
of
,he
harreony muO: be
repeated
in
cve,y conco,d_ The F.flh part Iherrfore conrill, of Ihe
notes
which are
by
ruros repeated
in
eaeh of
lhe for–
mer, in which the
avoaJinc
the confccutíon of
the per–
feét concords is
ro
be obCerveú as before; and Ihe aír of
tbis
pdTt
auended to as far as may be
coofillenl with tbe
rules ddivered.
Exampl< of compofilion of
5
parlS in Ihe arcrnding nOles
oC
Ihe oa,.e_
N _ 51-
Second E.ample in
5
part._ No_
53-
The
twO
oétaves betwer:n
Ihe
tenor and bolfs on the
.1ixth
and
reventh
notes
of
this
exampJe,
are allowed ;
as lhe pans
do
DOt
move
ioto olher
OO;:CS,
or make a new
<oDcord .
Th ird Example in
5
par" _ No_
54 -
The conft'cution
of 5ths
bct wee n
Ihe lenor and
bafs
is admitted,
as they
meel
by contrary
mOlioo of
lhe
parts.
f ounh Examplc in
5
parl'_ No
55-
lt
is
oblerv,¡Lle fmm
,there examples, that lhe
moa
d ifficult
comfoGtion
is lb.1t of 4
palls . T he
other 4 p.t rtS,
cor.fiHi ng of
.t
rcp~l !tion
of one or more uf , he con ,·,dAnt
notes
01
Ihe
fi
11 four pHIS, are more e..
fi ly cootri\'cd,
notllln~
m:,re
ht'i nJ:
requi red lhan
10
a\'oid
lhe
eonfecu
t ioo of tllt I
edt..LI
concords uctwccn ¡ ny t \Vo
pans.
VOL .
lit
t~o _
8 2_
2
e
K.
Sell_6_
C OMPO' I'fIO •
•
.r
SIX
l'ART' _
Tu
mu1ick of fi x p\ns there is a repetiríon of
tw~
con–
cord ant notes.
The
fi xth pan thertfore confilh of
{he
notes which
cake
place
in eac.:h
of
lhe flye
{ormer,
by
Iuros .
An
example
or
two
wiJl
(u([ieiently
iJlurlrate
this.
Ex.,mple of comp0(, lion of 6
part._
No_ 56.
T hcre
is
il
conrecution
uf 8ths
b\!tween
tbe fOll l'1h
line
and
bafs,
0 0
lhe
3d and 4th notes ; uut
it
being
{he
cITeél:
of contrary motion is admttt rcl.
Second E x.mplc in
6
parlS_ No
57-
Thc
{ \Va
8 ths
oetweco
the tenor and b ...
rs
ólre
allowed ;
for
l
as
they
do
nOI
move. they are
in efTcét but onc:.
1
hird Exam!,le in
6
pam_ No _
58 .
T he
conrl!cution of
81hs
is
by
repelition
of lhe ClIne
note, and
I
herefore
reckoned as
one.
. FOllrth Example in
6
p''''_ No_
59.
In lhe 8th bdr {here is a con(ccutioD of 8ths
bct'I,Veeh
lhe
third
pan
anu tenor effc:t..'ttd
by
c"ntrary
motion
of
Ihere pam_
SECT_
7-
C OM P OSl T1 0N
of
S EVES
P••
T._
IN
compoGtioo
of
{e\fen parts,
three notc! of
the
h:u–
mony
are repeated
in each concord , The Ceventh part
thercforc conúfls of {he notes \I:hich are takeo
by
wrru
fruln
each
of
lhe
fix
former;
or,
which
is lhe
fame
lhing,
(roln
lhe
firfl fou r ;
under lhe
reUriltioo
of
me
rules
coo–
cerning lhe
confeeution
of
8ths,
5tl1S
and 4ths between
any two
of
the pans, unleCs produccd by eontrary moti
en
of
[he Carne,
or rcpctilioo of lhe
notes,
or io the
oéhve,
as
raid above.
T he
Ceventh
pan
is
written
in
lhe
tenor
cliff. and
is
a Cecond tenor
tO
the firn;
fo Ihat,
I.kethe:
upp. ' p.m" it mu(l (land in ,he neareH concord
10
Ihe
urft tenor
I
or next
part.
F,,(\ example of compo("ion of
7
pam. No_
60_
N Olwilhlhnding
it
h.uhbecn
Caid, thar toree
ROteS
of
the harmony
are
repeated
in caeh
concord io
feven
paru ;
yer
it
doth nor
appear
in
every
infb!,nce
in rhe
e~:¡mple.
The
reaCuos are,
thar
'iD
every
clufe,
whethcr
rnidd!.e
or final , il is prererable Iha< mo(\ of Ihe part' Ihould
end in Ihe concoru nOle of Ihe clore, and erpecially of
Ihe lall clore, Ih.. Ihe harmooy of Iloe key may make
the dee per impreflion
0 0
the {cofe.
SeconJly. The ,i r of
e.chpar! nlould be conrulted:
for Ihis wtll nOI only ju(\ify. bUI dcmand Ihe changing:
of
one
note
of the hoH01ony
for
anothc:r.
Ag.1in .
as lhe
pJrts
nexc
c~ch
other
(hou ld fiand
¡A
the
clofefl concord
j
fo,
in order
tO
effeét
,his
fOOlctime
by eOlll rary
motinn, thcy
will mcN
in
unifon;
and
there(ole the repetition of
tbe
thrc:c
notes will nOl tl ke
plolee io
ev~ry
chord .
. "ht'fe
rules
\\·ill
be fuffi cient
tO
anfwer aoy doubt,
or
determine any choice
lO Le
made of any
nOt~
of the con..
eord . as
\Vd l
2~
juHify
lhe
Ol:cring
of
the
pans
in
unt–
fon, io
mufie
of aoy n Imbe r
ot
pans
whatcver.
Sc:cc'nd
cXi'lmple
in 7
pUlSo
No 61.
T
h.tdcXú"plc
in
7 pUIS_
No _
62_
SE C
r .
8.
CO I\IP OS IT ION
of E IGII T
PARTS.
TI!
E
cighth aoJ la(\ part i, Ihe ("cood bar,; concern-
t
4 O
ing