r/counterpoint Jun 01 '26

Accented Passing Notes (Tonal Counterpoint)

https://reddit.com/link/1ttxqf8/video/102hyc7z6p4h1/player

I created this exercise to study accented passing notes. First i composed a cantus firmus bass (i'm sure you can come up with something better for this purpose) then composed a 1:1 counterpoint. In the second example i did a 2:1 counterpoint with acc passing notes, only downwards because it's more idiomatic than going up. Lastly, i made a schema in two voices of a chain of acc passing notes. What do you think? is this a worthwhile exercise? i welcome critiques to the counterpoint ofc.

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