What are the 5 species of counterpoint?
What are the 5 species of counterpoint? We distinguish in species counterpoint between:'Perfect' Consonances (perfect unisons, fifths, and octave)'Imperfect' Consonances (major and minor thirds and sixths)Dissonances (all seconds, sevenths, diminished and augmented intervals) What are species in counterpoint? The first species is note-against-note counterpoint. The second species is two notes against one in the cantus firmus. The third species is four notes against one in the cantus firmus. The fourth species is the study of suspensions against a cantus firmus. What are the two most common types of counterpoint? There are several different forms of counterpoint, including imitative counterpoint and...