| Essay on the True Manner of Playing the Clavier Zweyter Teil | Part II |
Commentary (original text in black)
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| 6. Capitel. Vom Sextquartenaccord 2. Abschnitt. |
Chapter 6. On the 6/4 chord Section 2. |
| ...Verwechselung... | ...exchange [of resolution]... |
| An exchange of resolution (Verwechselung der Auflösung) is when the resolution of a suspension occurs in a different voice. J. D. Heinichen discusses this phenomenon at length in Der Generalbass in der Composition (Freiberg, 1728). | |
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