Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741)
A long, long time ago, gradus ad Parnassum was a textbook containing rules and examples of how to write Latin verse
Gradus ad Parnassum by J.J. Fux is the most celebrated textbook on musical counterpoint. The theoretical treatise has influenced
every great composer since J.S. Bach.
Beethoven, in the absence of a copier, manually wrote out pages from Gradus ad Parnassum for his students.
Cambiata as part of third species counterpoint. The third note in the soprano is the Nota Cambiata. The two tonal sections
overlap and the melody moves counter to the bass.
