Fig.
102.

At [Fig. 102a], the accidental harmony f-a-c is on the weak beat. The f and a, being foreign to the chord c-e-g on the strong beat, are correctly treated as dissonances. At b, the f and a are left by skip, which is not permitted.

The second species may be written continuously in all parts; the tones appearing on the weak beat must be harmonically related to one another, and those foreign to the chord on the strong beat must be treated as dissonances. [[Fig. 103.]]

Fig.
103.

The first and second species may be mixed, as in [Fig. 104.]

Fig.
104.

The cadences in [Fig. 105] are good, and will suggest others. Those with first species in all parts may also be used.

Fig.
105.

EXERCISES

To cantus firmus a write a counterpoint in the second species in one part. Write three settings, as directed in the previous lesson.