counterpoint in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

counterpoint in the PONS Dictionary

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Both use counterpoint, and the transition between them is seamless.
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Of course, this must not be confused with an intentional doubling used to strengthen sonority, for which, however, strict counterpoint offers no motivation.
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There are a lot of counterpoints and layering in the records.
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As before, fourth species counterpoint is called "expanded" when the added-part notes vary in length among themselves.
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A second expanded fugue presents even more complex counterpoint than the first.
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Chords are the simultaneous soundings of notes; whereas harmonic, vertical features are considered secondary and almost incidental when counterpoint is the predominant textural element.
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The minor episodes are in double-inverted counterpoint, while the major episodes are homophonic.
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In this decade he solidified his status as a leading musical theorist and also published treatises and textbooks on counterpoint and musical form.
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In imitative counterpoint, two or more voices enter at different times, and (especially when entering) each voice repeats some version of the same melodic element.
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Here is another example of guajeo counterpoint (1957).
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