contrapuntal
/ˌkɒntrəˈpʌnt(ə)l
/adjective Music
Of or in counterpoint.Generally, they are more lyrical and less contrapuntal than their German counterparts....
- One would expect this in something like the early Passacaglia, a contrapuntal Baroque form in which a set of variations occurs over a repeating bass.
- One finds this mirrored in the antiphonies between orchestral groups in a huge, highly contrapuntal gigue.
Derivatives
contrapuntally
- As with everything Thomson wrote, the Stabat Mater is contrapuntally spare and open.
- These are traditionally more elaborate contrapuntally and are often accompanied by organ.
- However, it's also the most contrapuntally stunning on the disc.
contrapuntist
- Magnard himself was a natural contrapuntist, often seeming wilfully to shun the blandishments of orchestral colour.
- Ever since I was a boy, I've been fascinated by the great contrapuntists from Palestrina to Bach.
- What a marvelous contrapuntist he is, I think one of finest piano contrapuntists of the romantic period.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Italian contrapunto (see counterpoint) + -al.