Contrapuntal
adjective
Relating to or involving the simultaneous combination of different lines of music.
A contrapuntal piece composed for multiple voices creates a harmonious sound.
Often appears as...
- contrapuntal composition
- contrapuntal harmony
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Involving contrast or contradiction.
The art piece was a contrapuntal mix of light and dark colors.
Often appears as...
- contrapuntal elements
- contrapuntal themes
adjective
Relating to or involving the simultaneous combination of different lines of music.
A contrapuntal piece composed for multiple voices creates a harmonious sound.
Often appears as...
- contrapuntal composition
- contrapuntal harmony
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Involving contrast or contradiction.
The art piece was a contrapuntal mix of light and dark colors.
Often appears as...
- contrapuntal elements
- contrapuntal themes
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Use 'contrapuntal' to discuss complex music with independent melodies played together.
The pianist's contrapuntal solo amazed the audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Harmonic Texture
When describing music, 'contrapuntal' signals multiple harmonies highlighting different melodies.
Baroque music often features a contrapuntal texture.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Any Harmony
'Contrapuntal' isn't used for simple harmony; it implies intricate, interacting melodies.
The choir's contrapuntal arrangement of the hymn was beautiful.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Use 'contrapuntal' to discuss complex music with independent melodies played together.
The pianist's contrapuntal solo amazed the audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Harmonic Texture
When describing music, 'contrapuntal' signals multiple harmonies highlighting different melodies.
Baroque music often features a contrapuntal texture.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Any Harmony
'Contrapuntal' isn't used for simple harmony; it implies intricate, interacting melodies.
The choir's contrapuntal arrangement of the hymn was beautiful.
Pro Tip 1/3Music Context
Use 'contrapuntal' to discuss complex music with independent melodies played together.
The pianist's contrapuntal solo amazed the audience.
Pro Tip 2/3Harmonic Texture
When describing music, 'contrapuntal' signals multiple harmonies highlighting different melodies.
Baroque music often features a contrapuntal texture.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Any Harmony
'Contrapuntal' isn't used for simple harmony; it implies intricate, interacting melodies.
The choir's contrapuntal arrangement of the hymn was beautiful.
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Quote examples
Jerry Saltz
American Critic
A metaphysical tour de force of untethered meaning and involuting interlocking contrapuntal rhythms, 'The Clock' is more than a movie or even a work of art. It is so strange and other-ish that it becomes a stream-of-consciousness algorithm unto itself - something almost inhuman.
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Daniel Barenboim
Argentinian Musician
Wagner is contrapuntal in a philosophical way as well as a musical way. What I mean by that is that every tendency has its opposite, and you see that in the man himself. He's a metaphysical hermaphrodite - he embraces hard and soft, masculine and feminine.
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Jerome Charyn
American Author
I believe in monstrosities, and 'I Am Abraham' is a monstrosity of sorts, raveling out moment by moment with its contrapuntal songs, as if a band of musicians were at play, all of them with Lincoln's beard and disturbing grey eyes.
Quote examples
Jerry Saltz
American Critic
A metaphysical tour de force of untethered meaning and involuting interlocking contrapuntal rhythms, 'The Clock' is more than a movie or even a work of art. It is so strange and other-ish that it becomes a stream-of-consciousness algorithm unto itself - something almost inhuman.
Quote examples
Daniel Barenboim
Argentinian Musician
Wagner is contrapuntal in a philosophical way as well as a musical way. What I mean by that is that every tendency has its opposite, and you see that in the man himself. He's a metaphysical hermaphrodite - he embraces hard and soft, masculine and feminine.
Quote examples
Jerome Charyn
American Author
I believe in monstrosities, and 'I Am Abraham' is a monstrosity of sorts, raveling out moment by moment with its contrapuntal songs, as if a band of musicians were at play, all of them with Lincoln's beard and disturbing grey eyes.
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