Saltus duriusculus

*Saltus duriusculi* (augmented and diminished fourths and fifths) in Bach's *In dich hab ich gehoffet, Herr*^[1]

In music theory, saltus duriusculus (Latin: 'somewhat hard leap') describes a dissonant leap that is used for rhetorical effect. The term was coined by Christoph Bernhard in his Tractatus compositionis augmentatus.^[2]

References

^ Pepelea, Roxana (2019). "Figure and Affection in Orgelbüchlein by J. S. Bach". Bulletin of the Transylvania University of Brasov Series VIII: Performing Arts. 12 (61): 65–72. doi:10.31926/but.pa.2019.12.61.7. S2CID 216584966.
^ Bartel, Dietrich (1997). Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque Music. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-0-8032-1276-3.

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[Pepelea-1] Pepelea, Roxana (2019). "Figure and Affection in Orgelbüchlein by J. S. Bach". Bulletin of the Transylvania University of Brasov Series VIII: Performing Arts. 12 (61): 65–72. doi:10.31926/but.pa.2019.12.61.7. S2CID 216584966.

[Bartel-2] Bartel, Dietrich (1997). Musica Poetica: Musical-Rhetorical Figures in German Baroque Music. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-0-8032-1276-3.

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