Skip to main content

Tonal Counterpoint: In the Style of the 18th Century

Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
Tonal Counterpoint: In the Style of the 18th Century 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

icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
101
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
05:56
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
102
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
05:57
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
103
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
12:38
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
201
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
04:30
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
202
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
01:52
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
203
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
02:53
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
204
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
05:32
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
205
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
10:05
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
301
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
03:40
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
302
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
01:50
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
303
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
03:55
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
304
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
02:46
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
305
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
00:46
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
306
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
03:33
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
307
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
08:25
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
401
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
01:21
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
402
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
02:49
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
403
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
02:59
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
404
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
05:52
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
405
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
01:10
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
406
Vaclav Nelhybel, William Geib
03:07