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counterpoint::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | concerted music, polyphonic music, polyphony |
| Derivation | contrapuntist |
Examples of counterpoint
counterpoint
Growing more than 2 feet tall, it was a striking counterpoint to the Superbells.
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So when you read his counterpoint to my argument, be aware that it's all a sham.
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The world-weary Aibileen is the perfect counterpoint to the newly minted skeptic.
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Sasnal's show is an interesting counterpoint to Gerhard Richter's at Tate Modern.
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Frankly, it's a nice counterpoint to so many fast-paced shows on TV these days.
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I can make up harmony parts, counterpoint lines, and I can play melodies as well.
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Check out Cafe Hayek, a blog that offers a counterpoint to Krugman's positions.
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Divinity professor Miles says that ushers are a counterpoint to American culture.
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Mr Pierre gives us a cast of stoic Berliners as a counterpoint to this decadence.
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- A musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
- Contrast: to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
- Write in counterpoint; "Bach perfected the art of counterpointing"
- In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and rhythm and are harmonically interdependent. ...
- Counterpoint (also known as The Battle Horns or The General) is an 1968 epic war film starring Charlton Heston, Maximilian Schell, and Leslie Nielsen. It's based on the novel "The General" by Alan Sillitoe.
- Counterpoint is the third album by Jason Webley, released in 2002.
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- Counterpoint LLC is a publishing company distributed by Perseus Books Group launched in 2007. It was formed from the consolidation of three presses: Perseus' Counterpoint Press, Avalon Publishing Group's Shoemaker & Hoard and the independent Soft Skull Press. ...
- Counterpoint is an Australian weekly radio program, presented by Michael Duffy and Paul Comrie-Thomson and broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National.
