fourth and Fifth Species Counterpoint

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          4th and 5th  Species Counterpoints 




          

Well, What is the 4th Species Counterpoint? 

Fourth Species Counterpoint is a piece of music with a  Melody Line called a Counterpoint and a bass line called a Cantus furmus . The main difference from other counterpoints is its main feature is the fact that it is built with Suspensions of dissonances.

And What is a Dissonance?

A Dissonance is when 2 notes clash in sound like they were not really meant to be played together . The opposite would be called Consonance. That is when the notes sound Harmonious or Good when played together. 

Now, To write a suspension you must have a  :

             1. Consonant interval     flowed by a

             2. Dissonant interval      on the Down Beat, followed by a 

             3. Resolve   Interval   

Remember the upper voice should mostly Suspend and Resolves with the following degrees of the scale:   9-8,   7-6  and  4-3.


                                              1,2,3   Re' Do' Ti   !!! 

                     


                          Listen to this Video 




Here I am Playing a 4th Species Counterpoint that I Composed over a given Cantus Firmus ( or Bass ).

first here is a copy of the composed work I named  "Susphony "

 



   

                            ME  PLAYING IT     

            4th Species Counterpoint



  

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   5th Species Counterpoint     

*5th Species counterpoint can incorporate all the methods of 1st to 4th Species Counterpoint Composing. 

Now you can use some Quarter notes. 

here is a sample of a composed counterpoint on  a given Cantus Furmus .

Me Playing a 5th Species Counterpoint :



Here's Some information on 5th Species Counterpoint.



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