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In traditional strict species counterpoint exercises, the given line (cantus firmus) is
notated in whole notes; the third-species counterpoint is in quarter notes. In addition, the rules
for dissonance treatment in Fux’'s counterpoint are stricter (no incomplete neighbors, except in
very limited contexts). In eighteenth-century practice, the most common notation of 4:1 uses a
quarter note for the slower-moving line and sixteenth notes for the faster line.
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