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Rimsky-Korsakov, Practical Manual of Harmony in English

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov · section 95 of 96

Peculiarities of Some Polytonal Successions

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a) The harmonization of the chromatic scale in the bass, descending, with chords of the augmented fifth-and-sixth.

Example on one treble staff, whole notes, no barlines until the closing double bar and "etc.": the bass descends chromatically C4, B3, B-flat3, A3, G-sharp3, G3
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b) The harmonization of the descending scale in the bass proceeding by whole tones, with dominant seventh chords.

Two examples on one treble staff, whole notes, separated by a double bar; the bass descends by whole tones G, F, E-flat, D-flat, B, A, G. (1) G major (G4 B4 D5
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c) Chromatic successions of diminished seventh chords in ascending and descending motion.

Two examples on one treble staff, whole notes, each ending with "etc." and a double bar. (1) Ascending: D4 F4 A-flat4 B4 (figured 6/5); E-flat4 F-sharp4 A4 C5 (
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d) Successions of sixth chords over a pedal, in ascending and descending motion.

Two examples on one treble staff, each over a pedal G3 held as a whole note, the sixth chords in stemless black note heads; double bar between and at the end. (
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