contrapuntal

[ kon-truh-puhn-tl ]

/ ˌkɒn trəˈpʌn tl /

adjective Music.

of or relating to counterpoint.

composed of two or more relatively independent melodies sounded together.

Origin of contrapuntal

1835–45; <Italian contrappunt(o) + -al¹. See counterpoint

OTHER WORDS FROM contrapuntal

con·tra·pun·tal·ly, adverb

Words nearby contrapuntal

contrapose, contraposition, contrapositive, contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious

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Example sentences from the Web for contrapuntal

All four instruments have an equal voice in the parley, and all the outbursts are emotional rather than contrapuntal.
Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes
What is always important is the peculiar life breathed into harmony by contrapuntal organization.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6|Various
But there is one notable feature of Lasso's work: it contains no parade of contrapuntal difficulties for their own sake.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson
The result was that these writers developed several kinds of contrapuntal writing.
How Music Developed|W. J. Henderson

For, like Bruckner's, they appear chosen with an eye to their serviceability for contrapuntal deformation and dissection.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for contrapuntal

contrapuntal

/ (ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntəl) /

adjective

music characterized by counterpoint

Derived forms of contrapuntal

contrapuntally, adverb

Word Origin for contrapuntal

C19: from Italian contrappunto counterpoint + al 1

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单词	contrapuntal
释义	contrapuntal [ kon-truh-puhn-tl ] / ˌkɒn trəˈpʌn tl / adjective Music. of or relating to counterpoint. composed of two or more relatively independent melodies sounded together. Origin of contrapuntal 1835–45; <Italian contrappunt(o) + -al¹. See counterpoint OTHER WORDS FROM contrapuntal con·tra·pun·tal·ly, adverb Words nearby contrapuntal contrapose, contraposition, contrapositive, contrapposto, contraption, contrapuntal, contrapuntist, contrarian, contrariety, contrarily, contrarious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contrapuntal All four instruments have an equal voice in the parley, and all the outbursts are emotional rather than contrapuntal. Contemporary American Composers\|Rupert Hughes What is always important is the peculiar life breathed into harmony by contrapuntal organization. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6\|Various But there is one notable feature of Lasso's work: it contains no parade of contrapuntal difficulties for their own sake. How Music Developed\|W. J. Henderson The result was that these writers developed several kinds of contrapuntal writing. How Music Developed\|W. J. Henderson For, like Bruckner's, they appear chosen with an eye to their serviceability for contrapuntal deformation and dissection. Musical Portraits\|Paul Rosenfeld British Dictionary definitions for contrapuntal contrapuntal / (ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntəl) / adjective music characterized by counterpoint Derived forms of contrapuntal contrapuntally, adverb Word Origin for contrapuntal C19: from Italian contrappunto counterpoint + al 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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