| Essay on the True Manner of Playing the Clavier Zweyter Teil | Part II |
Commentary (original text in black)
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| 1. Capitel. Von den Intervallen und den Signaturen | Chapter 1. On intervals and their figures |
| ...vermöge welcher sie entweder eine Stufe herunter oder hinauf treten. | ...through which the dissonance either ascends or descends by step. |
| This is the first example of many where Bach describes a dissonance as a pitch. Naturally only intervals can be dissonant. Bach is referring to the pitch that is prepared and resolved. | |
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