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Music Theory and Practice – Common Practice Voice Leading

Voice Leading or Chorale Writing What Is Voice Leading? Voice Leading, also called Part Writing or Chorale Style Writing, is...

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Women in Music – Barbara Strozzi, Baroque Songstress

Barbara Strozzi was the most prolific composer of secular songs of her time.

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Music for the Dead – The Requiem

Music for Remembrance We've reached Fall 2020, a year that will no doubt be remembered as a year of transition and mourning. This past...

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Orchestration Basics – Understanding the Voice

More Than "Just A Singer" – Voices As Instruments In the last post, I introduced the four main voice types, as well as additional...

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Orchestration Basics – Choir – Voices Types

Classifying the Voice There are four main voice types in choral music: soprano, alto, tenor, and bass.

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