What is Battuta and does it only apply to voice leading by contrary motion?
For example, in treble clef, if going from "E-G" (major-tenth - that is, the "E" is in the bass and the "G" is in the soprano,) and then move the "E" up to a "G" by oblique motion, would that constitute Battuta?
Transferred from: Few Questions on Counterpoint in the Tradition of Johan Fux
Battuta translates to "beaten" in English. In counterpoint, it is when an octave is approached from the "outside -> in", that is from the interval of a tenth as opposed to a sixth.
I would contend that approaching an octave through oblique motion would not necessarily be battuta, but in fact would just be lazy counterpoint. Instead of skipping up to a "G" the lower voice could easily skip up to a "B" and continue consonance, rather than support a technically correct but otherwise erstwhile prematurely conceived octave cadence.
Transferred from: Few Questions on Counterpoint in the Tradition of Johan Fux
