Chambonnieres, Pieces de Clavecin (1670), lines with ^9 = ^2 (1)

So far in this series of posts on the two books of harpsichord suites by Jacques Champion de Chambonnieres, I have discussed two topics: simple rising lines, and longer, usually more complex rising lines. Of the five topical groups total, the third and fourth both focus on scale degree ^2. Today's post is about rising lines that overshoot ^8 then fall back to close. The examples are three courantes from book 1.

Suite 1, first courante. The cadence in the first strain is to III (C major) and involves a rising line -- circled notes. Because E5 is nearby and very plainly defined, the lower line is internal and the motion asymmetrical -- scale degrees mark the descending third line.

Suite 1, double to the courante (the only double in the two books). In the characteristic diminutions of the double, closely tied to the original, nothing is different in the cadence to the first strain.

Suite 2, second courante. Here the internal line is more muddled (^6-^5-^7-^8-^9?) and the local support for ^3 not so stable (inverted triad), but the end result is the same.