contrapuntal
pronunciation
How to pronounce contrapuntal in British English:
UK [ˌkɒntrəˈpʌntl]
How to pronounce contrapuntal in American English:
US [ˌkɑntrəˈpʌntl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint
- having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together
Word Origin
- contrapuntal (adj.)
- 1845, from Italian contrapunto "counterpoint," also "backstitch," from contra "against" (see contra) + punto "point" (see point (n.)). Musical use is from Medieval Latin cantus contrapunctis. Compare counterpoint. Related: Contrapuntally.
Example
- 1. S sons , he did not exclude contrapuntal writing .
- 2. A thrill of gratitude to whom it may concern -- to the contrapuntal genius of human fate or to tender ghosts humoring a lucky mortal .
- 3. It 's a bassoon playing the contrapuntal line .
- 4. A composition or piece that incorporates or consists of contrapuntal writing .
- 5. And perhaps this was the essence of nietzsche 's antichrist , a contrapuntal figure par excellence .