- point and counterpoint
- something and its opposite, both sides
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counterpoint — /kown teuhr poynt /, n. 1. Music. the art of combining melodies. 2. Music. the texture resulting from the combining of individual melodic lines. 3. a melody composed to be combined with another melody. 4. Also called counterpoint rhythm. Pros.… … Universalium
Counterpoint — For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). Extract from Fugue no. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862, from book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach, who is widely regarded as the greatest practitioner of counterpoint.[ … Wikipedia
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Counterpoint (radio) — Counterpoint Genre Quiz show Running time 30 minutes Country United Kingdom Languages English Home station … Wikipedia
Counterpoint — • The term originated in the fourteenth century, though the art designated by it had been practiced for several centuries previous Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Counterpoint Counterpoint … Catholic encyclopedia
Counterpoint (horse) — Counterpoint Sire Count Fleet Grandsire Reigh Count Dam Jabot Damsire Sickle Sex Stallion Foal … Wikipedia
Counterpoint (Star Trek: Voyager) — Counterpoint Star Trek: Voyager episode Kashyk takes over Janeway s ready room Episode no … Wikipedia
Counterpoint — Coun ter*point , n. [OF. contrepoincte, corruption of earlier counstepointe, countepointe, F. courtepointe, fr. L. culcita cushion, mattress (see {Quilt}, and cf. {Cushion}) + puncta, fem. p. p. of pungere to prick (see {Point}). The word… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Counterpoint (disambiguation) — In music, counterpoint is a texture involving the simultaneous sounding of separate melodies or lines against each other. Counterpoint may also refer to: Counterpoint (horse), Thoroughbred racehorse Counterpoint (radio), a musical quiz show on… … Wikipedia
counterpoint — coun|ter|point [ˈkauntəpɔınt US ər ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: contrepoint, from Medieval Latin contrapunctus, from contra ( CONTRA ) + punctus musical note, tune ] 1.) [U] the combination of two or more tunes played together so that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
