MTO 10.2: Aarden and Hippel, Rules for Chord Doubling, 2.1.3

Volume 10, Number 2, June 2004
Copyright © 2004 Society for Music Theory

Bret Aarden and Paul T. von Hippel
Rules for Chord Doubling (and Spacing): Which Ones Do We Need?

2.1.3 First-Inversion Triads

Table 2.1.3a. Rules for voice-doubling in first-inversion triads, according to various theorists. (Only theorists who identify inversion-specific rules are included.)

Theorists	Double the root	Double the third	Root > Fifth (> Third)	No third	Depends on quality	Double soprano	Reinforce the key	No rules
Alchin ⁽²⁶⁾						•
Aldwell & Schachter ⁽²⁷⁾					•	•
Benjamin, et al. ⁽²⁸⁾			•		•		•
Bullis ⁽⁶⁵⁾				•
Chadwick ⁽³⁰⁾			•	•
Christ, et al.⁽³¹⁾	•				•
DeLone ⁽³²⁾		•
Kostka & Payne ⁽³⁶⁾								•
MacPherson ⁽³⁹⁾			•	•
Des Marais ⁽⁴⁰⁾							•
Morris ⁽⁴²⁾			•	•	•
Murphy & Stringham ⁽⁶⁶⁾			•	•	•
Ottman ⁽⁴⁴⁾						•
Piston ⁽⁴⁶⁾							•
Rimsky-Korsakov ⁽⁵⁰⁾			•	•
Serly ⁽⁵³⁾			•	•	•
Siegmeister ⁽⁵⁵⁾			•	•	•
Stainer ⁽⁵⁶⁾			•	•
Tchaikovsky ⁽⁵⁸⁾			•	•
Trotter ⁽⁶⁰⁾	•
Tweedy ⁽⁶¹⁾						•
Warburton ⁽⁶²⁾					•		•
Weidig ⁽⁶³⁾						•
Total:	2	1	10	10	8	5	4	1

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Prepared by
Brent Yorgason, Managing Editor
Updated 03 June 2004