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The following figures arise out of the analysis:-

total number of beats notated 104
number of beats with magadising/in unison 70
number of beats with crotchet passing notes in melody 9
number of beats with concordance 25

The last figure is for the number of beats without octaves between bass and treble and yet
harmonising as part of the hypothetical triad. The figure can be divided under the subheading of
the kinds of intervals used to create non-octaves.

3rds 12 3rd + 6ths 14
5ths 10   
6ths 2 5th + 4ths 12
4ths 2   

Section 1

total number of beats notated 40
number of beats with magadising/in unison 37
number of beats with crotchet passing notes in melody 0
number of beats with concordance 3

(the first five bars, with alternating bass and treble, are seen as being in octaves/unison here)

beats with non-octave/unison concordance
bar 6, 3rd & 4th beat: A & F – melody 3rd above bass
bar 9, 4th beat: C & F – melody 5th above bass

Section 2

total number of beats notated 64
number of beats with magadising/in unison 33
number of beats with crotchet passing notes in melody 9
number of beats with non-octave/unison concordance 22

beats with crotchet passing notes
bar 3, 2nd beat: G & F – melody 2nd above bass
bar 6, 2nd beat: G & F – melody 2nd above bass
bar 7, 2nd beat: C & D – melody 7th above bass
bar 8, 2nd beat: C & D – melody 7th above bass
bar 10, 2nd beat: D & C – melody 2nd above bass
bar 10, 4th beat: D & C – melody 2nd above bass
bar 11, 2nd beat: D & F – melody 6th above bass*
bar 13, 2nd beat: A & G – melody 2nd above bass
bar 14, 2nd beat: D & C – melody 2nd above bass

beats with non-octave/unison concordance
bar 1, 1st, 2nd & 3rd beat: A & F – melody 3rd above bass
bar 1, 4th beat: C & F – melody 5th above bass
bar 2, 1st & 3rd beat: A & F – melody 3rd above bass
bar 3, 2nd beat: D & G – melody 5th above bass
bar 3, 4th beat: C & F – melody 5th above bass
bar 4, 2nd beat: F & D – melody 3rd above bass (or passing note on a G triad)
bar 4, 4th beat: D & G – melody 5th above bass
bar 5, 2nd beat: A & F – melody 3rd above bass
bar 6, 4th beat: C & F – melody 5th above bass
bar 7, 3rd beat: A & D – melody 5th above bass
bar 7, 4th beat: F & D – melody 3rd above bass
bar 8, 4th beat: A & D – melody 5th above bass
bar 9, 2nd beat: F & C – melody 4th above bass
bar 12, 1st beat: A & F – melody 3rd above bass
bar 12, 2nd beat: C & F – melody 5th above bass
bar 12, 3rd beat: A & F – melody 3rd above bass
bar 12, 4th beat: D & G – melody 5th above bass
bar 14, 4th beat: F & A – melody 6th above bass*
bar 15, 3rd beat: C & G – melody 4th above bass

*
shows where 3rds/6ths appear but where the melody note is not the third note of a triad
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