WebFacts 1
You will find melodic lines moving in parallel thirds or sixths in many types of
Western music, not just common-practice compositions. Listen, for example, to the second
phrase of Scott Joplin's piano rag "Solace" (CD1, track xx, mm. 57-60), given in music notation
below. Measure 57 opens with parallel thirds between the alto and bass voices, and measures
58-59 feature parallel sixths between alto and tenor. Harmonizing a melodic line in parallel
thirds or tenths is common in songs as well.
[Joplin, "Solace," mm. 57-60 from Anthology p. 133]
|
|
W. W. Norton | Credits | Site Feedback | Technical Support | Print This Page