This music makes heavy use of counterpoint.
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Counterpoint
/ˈkaʊntə(ɹ)ˌpɔɪnt/
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Noun(11 words)
contrapuntal musiccontrapuntal techniquecontrapuntizecontrastcountercounterargumentcounterpoint techniquedescantdiscantfoilingharmonizing
contrapuntocontraryconversecountercounterbalancecountercheckcounterpoisecounterpolecountertermcreticdactyldactylic hexameterdiaeresisdimeterdipodydochmiacelegiacelegiac coupletelegiac pentameteremphasis
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heptapodyheroic couplethexameterhexapodyiambiambiciambic pentameterictusinverseionicjingleliltmasculine caesurameasuremetermetrical accentmetrical footmetrical groupmetrical unitmetron
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mirror imagemolossusmoramovementmusica fictanumbersobverseoffsetoppositeopposite numberother sidepaeonpentameterpentapodyperiodpolyphonismpolyphonyproceleusmaticpyrrhicquantityreverserhythmsetoffspondeesprung rhythmstressswingsyzygytetrametertetrapodytetrasemethe contrarythe other sidethesistribrachtrimetertripodytrisemetrocheevis-a-vis
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10 entriescomparative studycontrastive analysiscounterargumentfuguefugue writingimitation counterpointimitative counterpointrebuttalrefutationspecies counterpoint
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10 entriescontrapuntal texturecounterpoint againstcounterpoint analysiscounterpoint techniquecounterpoint theorycounterpoint tocounterpoint withmusical counterpointpolyphonic counterpointspecies counterpoint
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This piece makes heavy use of counterpoint.
Source: tatoeba (5951535)
This composition makes heavy use of counterpoint.
Source: tatoeba (5951536)
This piece is a virtuosic display of the composer's mastery of counterpoint and orchestration.
Source: tatoeba (5951540)
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