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Tonal Counterpoint in the Style of the 18th Century Prepared by Vaclav Nelhybel

Vaclav Nelhybel
Tonal Counterpoint in the Style of the 18th Century Prepared by Vaclav Nelhybel In the early 1960s, Czech composer and conductor Vaclav Nelhybel prepared a series of lectures, produced by Folkways for Scholastic Records. The theme of this recorded lecture is tonal counterpoint, a musical style popular in the 18th century and beyond. Described as “the art of combining two or more melodic lines,” tonal counterpoint is not an easy compositional tool to master, but this lecture, narrated by William Geib, explains many of the concepts fledgling composers need to get started. Geib begins with such basics as rhythm and meter and continues to more technical concepts like diminution and retrograde musical canons. An unidentified chamber orchestra performs musical excerpts, and the detailed liner notes provide musical scores and written explanations of each musical concept.

Track Listing

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Introduction Vaclav Nelhybel 05:56
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Melody - General Vaclav Nelhybel 05:57
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Melodic Outline - Motive-sequence Vaclav Nelhybel 12:38
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Two-part Counterpoint: Intervals Vaclav Nelhybel 04:30
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Simultaneous Motion Vaclav Nelhybel 01:52
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Melody in Two-part Counterpoint Vaclav Nelhybel 02:53
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Harmony in Two-part Counterpoint Vaclav Nelhybel 05:32
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Imitation - Canon Vaclav Nelhybel 10:05
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Two-part Counterpoint: Double Counterpoint at the Octave Vaclav Nelhybel 03:40
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Double Counterpoint at the Tenth Vaclav Nelhybel 01:50
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Double Counterpoint at the Twelfth Vaclav Nelhybel 03:55
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Double Counterpoint at the Octave, Tenth and Twelfth Vaclav Nelhybel 02:46
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Double Counterpoint at the Octave, 10th and 12th Vaclav Nelhybel 00:46
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Composition, Invention Vaclav Nelhybel 03:33
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Three-part Counterpoint Vaclav Nelhybel 08:25
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Three-part Counterpoint: Complementary Rhythm Vaclav Nelhybel 01:21
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Canon Vaclav Nelhybel 02:49
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Triple Counterpoint at the Octave Vaclav Nelhybel 02:59
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Four-part Counterpoint Vaclav Nelhybel 05:52
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Quadruple Counterpoint at the Octave Vaclav Nelhybel 01:10
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Canon Vaclav Nelhybel 03:07