| Essay on the True Manner of Playing the Clavier Zweyter Teil | Part II |
Commentary (original text in black)
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| 2. Capitel. Vom harmonischen Dreyklange 1. Abschnitt. |
Chapter 2. On the harmonic triad Section 1. |
| ...offenbaren und verdeckten Quinten und Octaven. | ...obvious and hidden fifths and octaves. |
| Obvious [offenbare] fifths and octaves are parallel without intervening tones, unlike hidden (also called direct) fifths and octaves, which are approached by similar motion. | |
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