Write one eight-measure phrase, using third species in all parts. [Fig.
110_c_.]

[Illustration: Fig. 114.]


CANTUS FIRMUS

[Illustration: Fig. 115.]




LESSON XVII

FOURTH SPECIES


[Illustration: Fig. 116.]

When the syncopation is a suspension or retardation, it is treated the same
as in harmony.

The retardation should always be prepared by the leading-tone.

When the syncopated note belongs to the harmony of the measure, it may be
left by a skip or stepwise progression. [Fig. 117.]

[Illustration: Fig. 117.]