Counter-melody
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of countermelody. alt-of, alternative
"The accompanying texture, too, is rather more than a simple filling in of the harmony. In the first phrase, for example, the beginning of the counter-melody in the Sextus part is shadowed in shorter note values in the tenor of Choir 1 and the alto of Choir 2, while the rising scale of the plainsong (bars 2-3 (Bt 3-5)) is shadowed by the bass of Choir 2."
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More examples"The accompanying texture, too, is rather more than a simple filling in of the harmony. In the first phrase, for example, the beginning of the counter-melody in the Sextus part is shadowed in shorter note values in the tenor of Choir 1 and the alto of Choir 2, while the rising scale of the plainsong (bars 2-3 (Bt 3-5)) is shadowed by the bass of Choir 2."
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