Contrapuntal Definition

kŏntrə-pŭntl
adjective
Of or characterized by counterpoint.
Webster's New World
According to the principles of counterpoint.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Contrapuntal

  • From obsolete Italian contrapunto counterpoint Italian contra- against (from Latin contrā- contra–) Italian punto point, note (from Vulgar Latin punctum) (from Latin pūnctum punctual)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin punctus contra punctum (“note against note”)

    From Wiktionary

Contrapuntal Sentence Examples

  • We have seen (in the articles on Harmony and Music) how harmonic music originated in just this habit of regarding combinations of sound as mere sensations, and how for centuries the habit opposed itself to the intellectual principles of contrapuntal harmony.

  • The last movement of the B major employs a contrapuntal semiquaver figuration with hints of elements from the previous two movements.

  • The best features of their Masses are those that combine faithfulness to the Neapolitan forms with a contrapuntal richness such as no Neapo litan composer ever achieved.

  • A madrigal proper is usually very contrapuntal, with much use of imitation. this makes all the voices equally important.

  • But even contrapuntal music isn't the be-all and end-all of organ music.

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