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(familiar in folk traditions), the canon, and perhaps the most complex contrapuntal convention: the fugue.

several nontraditional tonal conceptions, such as tonal assertion or contrapuntal motion around a central chord.

In music theory, contrapuntal motion is the general movement of two melodic lines with respect to each other.

meaning "high" in Italian (Latin: altus), historically refers to the contrapuntal part higher than the tenor and its associated vocal range.

In music, a fugue (/fjuːɡ/) is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at.

Musical Offering, Art of the Fugue (see also: List of late contrapuntal works by Johann Sebastian Bach) Up ↑ 1079 13.

It often has a contrapuntal texture as well as often having accents on the third beats in the bar.

used to indicate contrapuntal lines and chords (where more than one note is played simultaneously within a staff).

Independent contrapuntal lines within a.

, the contrapuntal or melodic line of primary importance, in opposition to Nebenstimme.

In music, a canon is a contrapuntal (counterpoint-based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played.

which might be called polyphonic, are usually described instead as contrapuntal.

Ausmultiplikation of either a single melody-formula, or a two- or three-voice contrapuntal construction (sometimes stated at the outset).

parts supply the accompanying harmonies, in contrast to songs that are contrapuntal, as are madrigals.

(1685–1750): 15 inventions, which are two-part contrapuntal pieces, and 15 sinfonias, which are three-part contrapuntal pieces.

Masefield described the band's music as " very contrapuntal stuff, like a three-way conversation.

identifiable for its appropriation of Baroque compositional styles (contrapuntal melodies and functional harmony patterns) and dramatic or melancholic.

troppo The whole piece is characterized by the use of several different contrapuntal devices.

the use of pared-down performing forces, an emphasis on rhythm and on contrapuntal texture, an updated or expanded tonal harmony, and a concentration on.

In classical music theory, the English cadence is a contrapuntal pattern particular to the authentic or perfect cadence.

Synonyms:

polyphonic;

Antonyms:

monaural; monophonic;