Telemann’s SSGBÜ: On Direct Fifths and Octaves

In this essay, I discuss Telemann’s views on direct fifths and octaves. Telemann takes a stricter stance on direct fifths and octaves than his 18th-century colleagues —recommending to avoid them also between the bass and an inner part— yet remains flexible, occasionally even producing outer-part progressions that are downright objectionable. The musical examples are taken [ ]