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Counterpoint

The art of combining two or more independent melodic lines simultaneously.

Category
composition
Pronunciation
KOWN-ter-point
Origin

Latin (contrapunctus, note against note)

Length
129 words · 1 min read

About Counterpoint

Counterpoint is the technique of writing multiple voices that are melodically independent yet harmonically interdependent. Developed extensively in the Renaissance and Baroque periods, counterpoint follows rules governing consonance, dissonance, voice leading, and rhythmic independence.
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