counterpoint
A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each…A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
» This music makes heavy use of counterpoint.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
Kontrapunkt
контрапу́нктkontrapúnkt
(countable, uncountable)Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
(countable, uncountable)An opposite point.
- a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
Examples
5 sentencesThis music makes heavy use of counterpoint.
This piece makes heavy use of counterpoint.
This composition makes heavy use of counterpoint.
This piece is a virtuosic display of the composer's mastery of counterpoint and orchestration.
Whatever I bring, be it sonatina, invention, or merely a counterpoint exercise, he daringly plays it out forte.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French contrepoint, from Medieval LatinInherited from Middle English [Term?], from Middle French contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrāpūnctum. Equivalent to counter- + point.
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Forms
plural: counterpoints| Singular | counterpoint |
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Synonyms
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