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Notation Through TimeMain MenuMusical Notation Through Timeby Courtney MarshallIntroductionOriginal VisualizationOrganumBaroque TonalityNeumatic NotationHow is all of this Related?Gregorian Chant ArcsCourtney Marshalle8e309e3dda94aa45f143b7afdf7ddeb794c3a50
Imitation
1media/Desperez Ave Maria.jpg2017-05-09T22:47:32-07:00Courtney Marshalle8e309e3dda94aa45f143b7afdf7ddeb794c3a50182807image_header2017-06-26T10:41:02-07:00Courtney Marshalle8e309e3dda94aa45f143b7afdf7ddeb794c3a50Imitative counterpoint emerged in the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Imitative counterpoint happens when voices copy or echo a motive or phrase in another voice. This usually happens at a different pitch level (usually a fifth, fourth, or an octave). The purpose of this assignment was to take an imitative contrapuntal technique from Desperez's Ave Maria virgo serena (pictured above) and apply it to the song Greensleeves. The fact that we did this in groups was both helpful and hurtful to the progress that was made; some of our ideas clashed, and some of our ideas went well together. Although we were unable to get past the first couple of bars, the imitation we created was clear. Our imitation consisted of a similar melodic line with a small variation at the end.