fifth species
noun
variants
or fifth-species counterpoint
: species counterpoint in which the added voice may employ all the resources of the first four species (see species entry 1 sense 1f)
… the fifth species integrates the possibilities of the preceding species.—
David Damschroder and David Russell Williams, Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker, 1990
David Damschroder and David Russell Williams, Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker, 1990called also florid counterpoint
see species counterpoint compare first species, second species, third species, fourth speciesDictionary Entries Near fifth species
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