modal counterpoint

…This technique was widely used in motets and masses in the 16th century, and crystallized in the fugues of the 17th and 18th centuries. Modal counterpoint, based on church modes, reached its peak in the late 16th century with Palestrina. The smooth movement of each voice, which is based mainly on diatonic sequential progression, and the clear sound, which emphasizes the sound of consonance and strictly limits the use of dissonance, were praised as the ideal of Catholic church music. …

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…この手法は16世紀のモテットやミサ曲で多く用いられ，17～18世紀のフーガへと結晶する。教会旋法に基づく〈旋法的対位法modal counterpoint〉は16世紀後半のパレストリーナで頂点に達した。全音階的な順次進行を主体とする各声部の滑らかな動き，協和音の響きを重視して，不協和音の使用を厳しく制限した清澄な響きは，カトリック教会音楽の理想とたたえられた。…

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