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counterpoint
coun·ter·point C0688800 (koun′tər-point′)n.1. Music a. Melodic material that is added above or below an existing melody.b. The technique of combining two or more melodic lines in such a way that they establish a harmonic relationship while retaining their linear individuality.c. A composition or piece that incorporates or consists of contrapuntal writing.2. a. A contrasting but parallel element, item, or theme.b. Use of contrasting elements in a work of art.tr.v. coun·ter·point·ed, coun·ter·point·ing, coun·ter·points 1. Music To write or arrange (music) in counterpoint.2. To set in contrast: "The complex, clotted computer talk sadly counterpoints the simplistic nature of the characters" (Rhoda Koenig).counterpoint (ˈkaʊntəˌpɔɪnt) n1. (Music, other) the technique involving the simultaneous sounding of two or more parts or melodies2. (Music, other) a melody or part combined with another melody or part. See also descant13. (Music, other) the musical texture resulting from the simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies or parts4. (Music, other) strict counterpoint the application of the rules of counterpoint as an academic exercise5. a contrasting or interacting element, theme, or item; foil6. (Poetry) prosody the use of a stress or stresses at variance with the regular metrical stressvb (tr) to set in contrast[C15: from Old French contrepoint, from contre- counter- + point dot, note in musical notation, that is, an accompaniment set against the notes of a melody]coun•ter•point (ˈkaʊn tərˌpɔɪnt)
n. 1. polyphony (def. 1). 2. the texture resulting from the combining of individual melodic lines. 3. a melody composed to be combined with another melody. 4. any element that is juxtaposed and contrasted with another. v.t. 5. to emphasize or set off by contrast or juxtaposition. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French contrepoint, translation of Medieval Latin (cantus) contrāpūnctus literally, (song) pointed or pricked against, referring to notes of an accompaniment written over or under the notes of a plainsong] counterpoint
Past participle: counterpointed
Gerund: counterpointing
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| I counterpoint | | you counterpoint | | he/she/it counterpoints | | we counterpoint | | you counterpoint | | they counterpoint |
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| I counterpointed | | you counterpointed | | he/she/it counterpointed | | we counterpointed | | you counterpointed | | they counterpointed |
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| I am counterpointing | | you are counterpointing | | he/she/it is counterpointing | | we are counterpointing | | you are counterpointing | | they are counterpointing |
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| I have counterpointed | | you have counterpointed | | he/she/it has counterpointed | | we have counterpointed | | you have counterpointed | | they have counterpointed |
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| I was counterpointing | | you were counterpointing | | he/she/it was counterpointing | | we were counterpointing | | you were counterpointing | | they were counterpointing |
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| I had counterpointed | | you had counterpointed | | he/she/it had counterpointed | | we had counterpointed | | you had counterpointed | | they had counterpointed |
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| I will counterpoint | | you will counterpoint | | he/she/it will counterpoint | | we will counterpoint | | you will counterpoint | | they will counterpoint |
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| I will have counterpointed | | you will have counterpointed | | he/she/it will have counterpointed | | we will have counterpointed | | you will have counterpointed | | they will have counterpointed |
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| I will be counterpointing | | you will be counterpointing | | he/she/it will be counterpointing | | we will be counterpointing | | you will be counterpointing | | they will be counterpointing |
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| I have been counterpointing | | you have been counterpointing | | he/she/it has been counterpointing | | we have been counterpointing | | you have been counterpointing | | they have been counterpointing |
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| I will have been counterpointing | | you will have been counterpointing | | he/she/it will have been counterpointing | | we will have been counterpointing | | you will have been counterpointing | | they will have been counterpointing |
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| I had been counterpointing | | you had been counterpointing | | he/she/it had been counterpointing | | we had been counterpointing | | you had been counterpointing | | they had been counterpointing |
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| I would counterpoint | | you would counterpoint | | he/she/it would counterpoint | | we would counterpoint | | you would counterpoint | | they would counterpoint |
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| I would have counterpointed | | you would have counterpointed | | he/she/it would have counterpointed | | we would have counterpointed | | you would have counterpointed | | they would have counterpointed |
counterpointTwo or more melodic lines combined harmoniously.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | counterpoint - a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodiesconcerted music, polyphonic music, polyphony - music arranged in parts for several voices or instrumentsinversion - (counterpoint) a variation of a melody or part in which ascending intervals are replaced by descending intervals and vice versa | | Verb | 1. | counterpoint - to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"contrastdiffer - be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"counterbalance, oppose - contrast with equal weight or forceconflict - be in conflict; "The two proposals conflict!"foil - enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" | | 2. | counterpoint - write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannercompose, write - write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies" |
counterpoint nounRelated words
adjective contrapuntalcounterpointnounStriking difference between compared individuals:contrast.Translationscounterpoint
counterpoint, in music, the art of combining melodies each of which is independent though forming part of a homogeneous texture. The term derives from the Latin for "point against point," meaning note against note in referring to the notation of plainsongplainsong
or plainchant,
the unharmonized chant of the medieval Christian liturgies in Europe and the Middle East; usually synonymous with Gregorian chant, the liturgical music of the Roman Catholic Church.
..... Click the link for more information. . The academic study of counterpoint was long based on Gradus ad Parnassum (1725, tr. 1943) by Johann Joseph Fux (1660–1741), an Austrian theorist and composer. This work formulates the study of counterpoint into five species—note against note, two notes against one, four notes against one, syncopation, and florid counterpoint, which combines the other species. Countless textbooks have followed this method, but since the early 20th cent. several theorists have based their courses in counterpoint on a direct study of 16th-century contrapuntal practice. The early master composers of contrapuntal music include PalestrinaPalestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
, c.1525–1594, Italian composer whose family name was Pierluigi; b. Palestrina, from which he took his name. Palestrina represents with Lasso the culmination of Renaissance music.
..... Click the link for more information. , LassoLasso, Orlando di
, 1532–94, Franco-Flemish composer, b. Mons, also known as Orlandus Lassus or Roland de Lassus. Lasso represents the culmination of Renaissance musical art. At age 12, he entered the service of Ferrante Gonzaga, viceroy of Sicily.
..... Click the link for more information. , and ByrdByrd, William,
1543–1623, English composer, organist at Lincoln Cathedral and, jointly with Tallis, at the Chapel Royal. Although Roman Catholic, he composed anthems and services for the English Church in addition to his great Roman masses and Latin motets.
..... Click the link for more information. . Polyphonic forms were later given a most brilliant and sophisticated expression during the baroquebaroque,
in music, a style that prevailed from the last decades of the 16th cent. to the first decades of the 18th cent. Its beginnings were in the late 16th-century revolt against polyphony that gave rise to the accompanied recitative and to opera.
..... Click the link for more information. era in the works of J. S. BachBach, Johann Sebastian
, 1685–1750, German composer and organist, b. Eisenach; one of the greatest and most influential composers of the Western world. He brought polyphonic baroque music to its culmination, creating masterful and vigorous works in almost every musical
..... Click the link for more information. . See also polyphonypolyphony
, music whose texture is formed by the interweaving of several melodic lines. The lines are independent but sound together harmonically. Contrasting terms are homophony, wherein one part dominates while the others form a basically chordal accompaniment, and monophony,
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in music, a device of counterpoint wherein a phrase or motive is employed successively in more than one voice. The imitation may be exact, the same intervals being repeated at the same or different pitches, or it may be free, in which case numerous types of variation
..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See W. Piston, Counterpoint (1947); H. Searle, Twentieth Century Counterpoint (1954). CounterpointA contrasting but parallel element or theme.interweaving counterpointThe forms or elements are integrated, with each one being a part of the other.overlapping counterpointThe forms are in contact but are not connected to each other.parallel counterpointThe forms run together, but do not cross or interweave, as in bands running in the same direction.Counterpoint in music: (1) A type of multivoiced music in which all voices are of equal significance; in the 20th century it is more often called polyphony. One form is successive counterpoint, or the repeated introduction of voices of polyphonic structure with the altering of the interval between them (harmonic counterpoint) or the point at which they begin in relation to each other (linear counterpoint), as well as the combination of these methods (two-part counterpoint). In invertible counterpoint the interval of the voices is transposed. (2) In a polyphonic composition, the melody that is sounded at the same time as the theme. (3) In the narrow sense, multivoiced music in which each sound in one voice is answered by a sound in another voice that is introduced simultaneously and is of the same value. (4) One of the main divisions of music theory; known as polyphony in the USSR. counterpoint1. the technique involving the simultaneous sounding of two or more parts or melodies 2. a melody or part combined with another melody or part 3. the musical texture resulting from the simultaneous sounding of two or more melodies or parts 4. strict counterpoint the application of the rules of counterpoint as an academic exercise 5. Prosody the use of a stress or stresses at variance with the regular metrical stress counterpoint
Related to counterpoint: counterpunchSynonyms for counterpointnoun striking difference between compared individualsSynonymsSynonyms for counterpointnoun a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodiesRelated Words- concerted music
- polyphonic music
- polyphony
- inversion
verb to show differences when comparedSynonymsRelated Words- differ
- counterbalance
- oppose
- conflict
- foil
verb write in counterpointRelated Words |