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THE NATURE OF MUSIC 



not attain its highest development in one voice until 

 it appears on the eflSlcient accent (heavy rhythm- 

 period), when it generates the regnant harmony of 

 the moment. This highest stage of a tone in one 

 voice or homophony is named briefly, the regnant 

 stage. 



These three stages apply exclusively to music in 

 one voice or homophony. Next let us follow si 3 in 

 minor and its major prototype ti 3 through these 

 three stages. Our parallel examples illustrate their 

 lowest stage as concomitants. In minor, si is present 

 as concomitant 3 in the harmony generated hj ti 5; 

 in major, ti is present as concomitant 3 in the har- 

 mony of r^ 5. See below at the places marked by an 

 asterisk. 



Minor 



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Major 



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Next the two tones appear as bytones in their 

 second stage. 



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