third species
noun
variants
or third-species counterpoint
: species counterpoint in which the added voice consists of four notes for each note of the cantus firmus
… there is therefore no reason for treating triple time before the following exercises in third species.—
Knud Jeppesen, Counterpoint, 1930
see species counterpoint compare first species, second species, fourth species, fifth species, unequal counterpoint
Knud Jeppesen, Counterpoint, 1930Dictionary Entries Near third species
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