MTO 10.2: Aarden and Hippel, Rules for Chord Doubling, 2.1.4

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?

2.1.4 Second-Inversion Triads

Table 2.1.4a. Rules for voice-doubling in second-inversion triads. (Only theorists who identify inversion-specific rules are included.)

Theorists	Double the fifth/bass	Depends on quality	Reinforce the key	Depends on function	Root > Fifth
Alchin ⁽²⁶⁾	•
Aldwell & Schachter ⁽²⁷⁾	•
Benjamin, et al.⁽²⁸⁾	•		•
Chadwick ⁽³⁰⁾	•
Christ, et al.⁽³¹⁾	•	•
DeLone ⁽³²⁾	•
Foote & Spalding ⁽³³⁾	•
Kostka & Payne ⁽³⁶⁾	•
MacPherson ⁽³⁹⁾	•
Morris ⁽⁴²⁾	•
Ottman ⁽⁴⁴⁾	•
Piston ⁽⁴⁶⁾	•
Rimsky-Korsakov ⁽⁵⁰⁾					•
Robinson ⁽⁵¹⁾	•
Siegmeister ⁽⁵⁵⁾	•
Stainer ⁽⁵⁶⁾	•
Tchaikovsky ⁽⁵⁸⁾	•
Trotter ⁽⁶⁰⁾	•
Tweedy ⁽⁶¹⁾				•
Warburton ⁽⁶²⁾	•
Weidig ⁽⁶³⁾	•
Total:	19	1	1	1	1

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Prepared by
Brent Yorgason, Managing Editor
Updated 03 June 2004