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<font face="Calibri">It first appears on the cover of Tonwille 1
(1921), but it probably originates in <i>Kontrapunkt </i>II
(1922 but maybe written earlier), at the beginning of each of the
sections: p. 1 (three-part counterpoint), 122 (four parts), 164
(five parts and more), and 171 ("Bridges to free composition"). My
page numbers refer to the German original, but the slogan appears
also in the English translation. It aptly describes "prolongation"
in its original meaning, the abandonment of strict counterpoint
(which, for Schenker, can only be two-part counterpoint) for ever
freer levels of writing.<br>
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I suppose Schenker coined it himself. At least, I found no trace
of it anywhere else. <br>
(He may not have been aware of the usages of "semper idem",
"semper eadem" or "semper" described on
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.thefleece.org/semper.html">http://www.thefleece.org/semper.html</a>)<br>
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Nicolas<br>
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Nicolas Meeùs<br>
Université Paris-Sorbonne<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Le 15/11/2012 05:04, Frank Samarotto a
écrit :<br>
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<title>Origin of Semper idem</title>
<font face="Times, Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt">Dear
list,<br>
<br>
I wonder if anyone knows the origin of Schenker’s famous
slogan, <i>Semper idem sed non eodem modo. </i>(Feel free to
respond privately or to the list.)<br>
<br>
Frank<br>
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</span></font></font><font size="2"><span
style="font-size:10pt"><font face="Adobe Garamond Pro">Frank
Samarotto<br>
Associate Professor of Music Theory<br>
Jacobs School of Music<br>
Indiana University Bloomington<br>
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