counter-melodyn.
A subordinate melody accompanying the principal one.
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counter-notec1380
organa1382
pricksong1495
counterpoint1530
cant organ?1553
diapason1594
counter-tune1605
contrapart1660
counterpart1706
free part1782
organum1782
sub-bass1839
counter-melody1931
countersubject1947
infra-bass1958
voice1967
1931 G. Jacob Orchestral Technique v. 56 The violas are..chiefly used to supply inner parts either in the nature of harmonic filling up, or countermelodies.
1958 R. P. Blesh & H. Janis They all played Ragtime ix. 167 These running basses introduce a countermelody to the treble.
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