? Note against note; = counterpoint, n.1 1.

Any of various ancient musical, esp. wind, instruments. Chiefly in translations of, or allusions to, Scripture. See also mouth organ, n. 1a. Obsolete.

Descant or melody devised to accompany a plainsong or simple theme, or performed as such an accompaniment. Hence more broadly: melody to be…

The melody added as accompaniment to a given melody or ‘plain-song’. Also figurative.

Singing, musical sound. cant organ n. apparently a technical term in music. Obsolete.

A part in music that produces such a consonance; an air or bass sounding in exact concord, i.e. in octaves. Chiefly figurative. Obsolete.

A tune or musical part, answering, or forming an accompaniment to, another.

Music. = counterpart, n.

Music. A part written ‘against’ or to accompany another.

a part (in a piece of polyphonic music) whose melody is independent of the other parts, rather than being related to or derived from any of them.

Music (esp. Early Music). In music of the 9th to 13th centuries (and occasionally in later music): the practice of polyphony, both improvised and…

A sound of a very low frequency, esp. (now) a very low bass sound used in dance music; the lowest frequency range of audible sound. Also: a part…

A subordinate melody accompanying the principal one.

A subordinate melody forming an essential part of a fugue, written against, or as accompaniment to, the subject and answer. Also in non-fugal music.

= sub-bass, n. (1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl.); also transferred.

Music. Each of the notes that it is possible to produce simultaneously on an electronic musical instrument. Usually with prefixed word or numeral…