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Quick questions on Four-part chorale harmonisation explained: H2 Music

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What is parallels hidden by decoration?
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Passing notes and suspensions must not create or disguise parallel fifths and octaves; check the underlying chords.
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Explain why cadences are planned before the rest of a chorale harmonisation. [2 marks]
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Describe a suspension and its three stages. [2 marks]
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Outline the order in which you would build up the four voices of a chorale. [3 marks]

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