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Fugue Subjects and Answers

A fugue's opening notes commit the piece to more than a tune. The subject's shape and the answer's adjustment decide what can happen next.

Advanced9 min

Counterpoint

Imitation and Invertible Counterpoint

Imitation makes one idea serve two lines. Invertible counterpoint makes those lines interchangeable, and the arithmetic behind it is small enough to check.

Advanced9 min

Cover of the Music Theory ebook by the musics.name project

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Music Theory: the site as a book

The site's working library as a structured ebook: intervals, keys, harmony, counterpoint, rhythm, form, tuning, orchestration and the history behind them.

  • 78 pages
  • PDF format
  • $2.87
  • By The musics.name project

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