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Definition of Counterpoint |
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Counterpoint
An opposite point The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies. Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music. See Polyphony. A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane. Related Definitions: Adding, Against, An, Art, Attended, Bed, Broken, But, By, Canto, Composite, Counterpane, Cover, Coverlet, For, Given, Harmony, In, Into, Melodies, Melody, More, Moving, Music, Not, Note, Of, Often, One, Opposite, Or, Part, Point, Polyphonic, Polyphony, Related, See, Setting, Single, Stitched, The, To, Writing |
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Counterpoint Quotations
The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement as a viewer, there is no story. Anish Kapoor Color is a plastic means of creating intervals... color harmonics produced by special relationships, or tensions. We differentiate now between formal tensions and color tensions, just as we differentiate in music between counterpoint and harmony. Hans Hofmann There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there. Mike Figgis |
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Counterpoint Translations
counterpoint in German is Kontrapunkt counterpoint in Hungarian is ellenpont counterpoint in Spanish is contrapunto counterpoint in Swedish is kontrapunkt |
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