Hello Javier.
What you are referring to is a unison. In species counterpoint, the first
species allows one to have a unison at the beginning (first note) and the
end (last note). But as one moves up the species ladder, ie, third species,
the rules get more relaxed...unisons are permitted but immediately
consecutive unisons are not. I believe these rules very helpful in
developing the independence of each line. Once you have mastered this, you
can break all the rules you want! Because after all, it is about how the
piece sounds. What might not work in one piece may be the perfect thing for
another. Hope this helps.
Regards
~M.
>Javier Ruiz inquired:
>Hello,
>
>As at last I am trying to teach myself counterpoint I am reading the
>classic Jeppesen book. There I have found several examples where two voices
>join in unison in oblique and stepwise motion.
>
>I will give an example: First voice A G F while the second voices holds an
>F
>
>Previously I have been taught that this was wrong, but now this guy
>Jeppesen
>seems to know quite a bit of Palestrina�s style and I am in doubt.
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