To counterpoint is to contrast. If you point out that you should have class outside, someone might counterpoint by reminding you that it’s raining. In music, counterpoint is when two separate melodies are played or sung at the same time.
An opposite point
Noun
a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
Verb
write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
Verb
to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
n.
An opposite point
n.
The setting of note against note in harmony; the
adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody
n.
The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e.,
melody not single, but moving attended by one or more related melodies.
n.
Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic
music. See Polyphony.
n.
A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or
broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.
Counterpoint
Counterpoint
Counterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new creation of music.
Counterpoint
Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk.
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
A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st
Usage Examples
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.
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Other Usage ExamplesColor 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.