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.

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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

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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