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11counterpoint — n. accompanying melody 1) double; single; triple counterpoint 2) in counterpoint to contrasting element 3) to serve as a counterpoint to * * * [ kaʊntəpɔɪnt] single triple counterpoint [ accompanying melody ] double [ contrasting element ] to… …
12counterpoint — coun|ter|point [ˈkauntəpɔınt US ər ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrapunctus, from contra ( CONTRA ) + punctus musical note, tune ] 1.) [U] the combination of two or more tunes played together so that… …
13counterpoint — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)pɔɪnt[/t]] counterpoints, counterpointing, counterpointed 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N to n Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way. [JOURNALISM] Paris is just a short train journey… …
14counterpoint — I UK [ˈkaʊntə(r)ˌpɔɪnt] / US [ˈkaʊntərˌpɔɪnt] noun Word forms counterpoint : singular counterpoint plural counterpoints 1) [countable] something that produces a different effect from something else, especially in an interesting or attractive way… …
15counterpoint — n. & v. n. 1 Mus. a the art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules. b a melody played in conjunction with another. 2 a contrasting argument, plot, idea, or literary… …
16counterpoint — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrapunctus, from Latin contra counter + Medieval Latin punctus musical note, melody, from Latin, act of pricking, from pungere to prick more at pungent Date …
17counterpoint — coun|ter|point1 [ kauntər,pɔınt ] noun 1. ) uncount two or more tunes that are played together to sound like one tune 2. ) count something that produces a different effect from something else, especially in an interesting or attractive way… …
18counterpoint — noun 1》 Music the technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules. ↘a melody played in conjunction with another. 2》 a thing forming a pleasing or notable contrast with… …
19counterpoint — noun 1 (U) a combination of two or more tunes that are played together to sound like one tune 2 (C) a tune that is one part of counterpoint …
20Counterpoint (Schenker) — Counterpoint (Kontrapunkt in the original German) is the second volume of Heinrich Schenker s New Musical Theories and Fantasies (the first is Harmony and the third is Free Composition). It is divided into two Books , the first published in 1910 …
