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/ˈkountərˌpoint/,
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counterpoints, plural;
  1. Add counterpoint to (a melody)
    • - the orchestra counterpoints the vocal part
  2. Emphasize by contrast
    • - the cream walls and maple floors are counterpointed by black accents
  3. Compensate for
    • - the story's fanciful excesses are counterpointed with some sharp and unsentimental dialogue
Noun
  1. The art or technique of setting, writing, or playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules

  2. A melody played in conjunction with another

  3. An argument, idea, or theme used to create a contrast with the main element
    • - I have used my interviews with parents as a counterpoint to a professional judgment
  1. a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
  2. contrast: to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
  3. write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
  4. In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent. ...
  5. Counterpoint (also known as The Battle Horns or The General) is an 1968 epic war film starring Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, and Leslie Nielsen. It's based on the novel "The General" by Alan Sillitoe.
  6. Counterpoint is the third album by Jason Webley, released in 2002.
  7. Counterpoint (1948–1969) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by 1943 U.S. Triple Crown champion Count Fleet, as a yearling he injured an ankle bone severely enough that his racing future was put in doubt. ...
  8. Counterpoint LLC is a publishing company distributed by Perseus Books Group launched in 2007. It was formed from the consolidation of three presses: Perseus' Counterpoint Press, Avalon Publishing Group's Shoemaker & Hoard and the independent Soft Skull Press. ...
  9. Counterpoint is an Australian weekly radio program, presented by Michael Duffy and Paul Comrie-Thomson and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National.
  10. a melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies; any similar contrasting element in a work of art; to compose or arrange such music
  11. (Counterpoints) provide an opposing view to stimulate student discussion and the development of critical thinking skills.
  12. A. One or more inderpendent melodies added above or below a given melody B. The combination of two or more independent melodies into a single harmonic texture in which each retains its linear character: POLYPHONY
  13. The art of combining two or more musical lines that are to be played or sung at the same time. These lines may be said to be "in counterpoint" with each other. The term is in some ways like polyphony, although counterpoint is most commonly used for Baroque music. ...
  14. Two simultaneous melodies. In this sense it is a type of harmony although not all harmonies are counterpoint as one part is often secondary to the other with the main part defined as the melody.
  15. The technique of combining single melodic lines or parts of equal importance.
  16. The act of playing several melodic lines at once
  17. Two parts with individual distinctive melodic significance and rhythmic independence running together (singing in unison or octaves is not counterpoint). Thus, the texture of music, which is made up of individual melodic strands woven together, is contrapuntal (or polyphonic). ...
  18. An advanced type of polyphony in which two or more different melodic voices move independently of each other but are related harmonically. It differs from mere overall polyphony because of this harmonic element. ...
  19. The art of polyphonic composition. The art of adding one or more parts (melodies) to a given part.
  20. is a feature in Philippine cuisine which normally comes in a pairing of something sweet with something salty, and results in surprisingly pleasing combinations. ...
  21. When two or more separate parts which are melodically and rhythmically independent sound harmonically together. A common method of composition during the Renaissance
  22. The combination of two or more melodic lines played against one another. A horizontal structure built upon competing melodic lines, rather than a Chordal setting.
  23. The technique of setting a melody or melodies in conjunction with another. Counterpoint melodies are composed according to set rules.
  24. by scott s - Friday, August 29, 2008, 04:43 PM
  25. the putting together of two or more independent musical lines; when the same musical tune is repeated several times, in different vocal ranges, the result can be a fugue or a round.