Counterpoint
(KOWN-tur poynt)
[Lat.]
The art of combining two or more melodies to be performed simultaneously and musically. In counterpoint, the melody is supported by another melody rather than by chords.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 1
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 25
- Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 4
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 26
- Bach: The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080, Contrapunctus 7
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 27
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