counterpoint

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1. counterpoint - Noun

2. counterpoint - Verb

Meaning

An opposite point

The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody

The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies.

Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony.

A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.

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the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities Source: Internet

Bach perfected the art of counterpointing Source: Internet

Accidentals … may or may not have been notated, but what modern notation requires would then have been perfectly apparent without notation to a singer versed in counterpoint ". Source: Internet

A few further rules given by Fux, by study of the Palestrina style, and usually given in the works of later counterpoint pedagogues, are as follows. Source: Internet

Another clear reference to the baroque is the often complex and virtuosic counterpoint that sometimes follows strict fugal behavior but more often simply allows each performer in the group to assert his voice. Source: Internet

As teacher of piano, cello and counterpoint and composition at the Academy, Schmidt trained numerous musicians, conductors and composers who later achieved fame. Source: Internet

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