counterpoint
To compose or arrange such musicTo compose or arrange such music.
» This music makes heavy use of counterpoint.
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2 senses(transitive)To compose or arrange such music.
kontrapunktieren
(transitive)To serve as an opposing point against.
- write in counterpoint
- to show differences when compared; be different
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
1 languagesBy meaning 1
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
counterpoints, counterpointing, counterpointed, counterpointed| Base form | counterpoint · to counterpoint |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | counterpoints |
| Present participle | counterpointing |
| Past simple | counterpointed |
| Past participle | counterpointed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonyms- to show differences when compared; be different:contrast
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle