Associations to the word «Counterpoint»
Noun
- Flute
- Fugue
- Harmony
- Voice
- Conservatory
- Melody
- Bach
- Accompaniment
- Haydn
- Improvisation
- Baroque
- Composition
- Chord
- Beethoven
- Texture
- Imitation
- Reich
- Mastery
- Oboe
- Liszt
- Stile
- Eighteenth
- Mozart
- Unison
- Nadia
- Organist
- Handel
- Shoemaker
- Rhythm
- Instrumentation
- Treatise
- Violin
- Brahms
- Inversion
- Harpsichord
- Cadence
- Johann
- Piano
- Conducting
- Cello
- Schubert
- Sonata
- Clarinet
- Composer
- Theorist
- Octave
- Prelude
- Idiom
- Throbbing
- Soprano
- Chesapeake
- Bassoon
- Tenor
- Lesson
- Cappella
- Soloist
- Organ
- Canon
- Notation
- Theme
- Greer
- Sebastian
- Tempo
- Tune
- Gallon
- Tapping
- Progression
- Chorus
- Wind
- Viola
Adjective
Wiktionary
COUNTERPOINT, noun. (music) 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
COUNTERPOINT, noun. Any similar contrasting element in a work of art
COUNTERPOINT, noun. An opposite point.
COUNTERPOINT, verb. (transitive) to compose or arrange such music
Dictionary definition
COUNTERPOINT, noun. A musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies.
COUNTERPOINT, verb. To show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities".
COUNTERPOINT, verb. Write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing".
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