CHORD CONSTRUCTION: a
table
|
SPACING |
Comments |
|
close |
S and T no more than an 8ve apart. |
|
open |
S and T more than an 8ve apart. |
|
keyboard style |
S, A, T together on top staff, bass alone
on bass staff. Top three voices <= 8ve from lowest to highest note. |
|
chorale style
(SATB) |
S and A on top staff, T and B on bottom
staff. <= 8ve between S and A, and between A and T. |
|
DOUBLING |
Comments |
|
double most stable element first |
R, unless R = LT (primary or
secondary, as in tonicization) 5th, unless 5th is dissonant (d
or A) 3rd, unless 3rd is LT chord 7th, NEVER LT, NEVER (when the chord
proceeds to I) |
|
incomplete? |
Leave out 5th, double according to above
principles (usually root) |
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complete? |
All inverted chords, diminished and
1/2-diminished 7th chords. |
|
RANGE (chorale style) |
Comments |
|
soprano (S) |
C4 - A5 |
|
alto (A) |
F3 - D5 |
|
tenor |
C3 - G4 |
|
bass |
C2 - C4 |