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Counterpoint   /kˈaʊntərpˌɔɪnt/  /kˈaʊnərpˌɔɪnt/   Listen
Counterpoint

noun
1.
A musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies.





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"Counterpoint" Quotes from Famous Books



... Should the musical courses be exclusively cultural, or should they be so shaped as to provide training for professional work in composition or performance? Should they be "practical" (that is, playing and singing), or simply theoretical (harmony, counterpoint, etc.), or entirely confined to musical history and appreciation? Should credits leading to the A.B. degree be given for musical work, and if so, ought they to include performance, or only theory and composition? Should musical degrees be granted, ...
— College Teaching - Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College • Paul Klapper
... obeyed at once. "Your majesty has been composing, I perceive, and your composition is in strict accordance with the rules of counterpoint." ...
— Prince Eugene and His Times • L. Muhlbach


Words linked to "Counterpoint" :   polyphonic music, music, differ, concerted music, contrapuntist, oppose, foil, inversion, conflict, compose, counterbalance, polyphony, write, contrast


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