Excerpt from Double Counterpoint and Canon
Definition of Counterpoint, 1 - Double, Triple, and Quadruple Counterpoint de fined, 2 - Enlarged meaning of Inversion, 3 - Inversion at small distances not employed, 4 - Limit in the distance of subjects to be inverted, 5 - How to find the inversion of an interval at any distance, 6, 7 - How to find the interval of inversion of two subjects, 8, 9 - Example of double counterpoint in the octave, tenth, and twelfth, ro, u - Strict double counterpoint, 12.
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