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Counterpoint is a study to learn how to combine more than two melodic lines so that they are harmonic (sound good together) as well as maintaining their own individuality. Counterpoint is a necessary knowledge in order to compose music.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoIn music, counterpoint is the relationship between voices that are harmonically interdependent but independent in rhythm and contour. Counterpoint is most commonly associated with classical music .
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What distinguishes music of the classical era?
Music of the classical era was distinguished by its simple rhythms, melodies and harmonies, which were essentially tonic-dominant. Classical era music lacked the passion and elaborate instrumentation of the Romantic era, or the complex counterpoint which typified Baroque music.
What does choral speech mean?
Choral speech a process in which several voice are speaking in unison. It can also be a counterpoint performance. Kind of an opera without music.
What Music where all 12 tones of the chromatic scale are of equal importance is?
atonal
Music where all 12 tones of the chromatic scale are of equal importance is called?
Atonal
Musical texture that is based on counterpoint is called?
polyphony? contrapuntal? there may be others
What is the by product of counterpoint music?
cadence
What is a direct contrast to counterpoint music?
monodies
What has the author Alan Dudley Bush written?
Alan Dudley Bush has written: 'Strict counterpoint in Palestrina style' -- subject(s): Counterpoint 'Music in the Soviet Union' -- subject(s): Music
What is invertible counterpoint?
Invertible counterpoint The contrapuntal design of two or more voices in a polyphonic texture so that any of them may serve as an upper voice or as the bass. Invertible counterpoint involving two (three, four) voices is called double (triple, quadruple) counterpoint. http://www.answers.com/topic/invertible-counterpoint-music
What has the author A Tillman Merritt written?
A. Tillman Merritt has written: 'Sixteenth-century polyphony' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, History, Music, Music theory, Theory 'Sixteenth-century polyphony' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, Polyphony
A canon is a compositional technique used in what activity?
Imitative Counterpoint
What has the author Hugh Archibald Clarke written?
Hugh Archibald Clarke has written: 'Counterpoint strict and free' -- subject(s): Counterpoint 'Music and the comrade arts' -- subject(s): Art and science, Art and music, Art and religion, Art et musique, Art et religion, Art et science 'Pronouncing dictionary of musical terms, giving the meaning, derivation, and pronunciation ... of Italian, German, French, and other words' -- subject(s): Music, Dictionaries, Bio-bibliography 'Highways and byways of music' -- subject(s): Music 'Music and the comrade arts: their relation' -- subject(s): Music, Philosophy and aesthetics
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describe energy balance and its importance in relation to sports performance
What is the importance of music in your lives?
In importance of music is in for our to included for lives.
What has the author Percy Goetschius written?
Percy Goetschius has written: 'Lessons in Music Form (A Manual of Analysis of All the Structural Factors and Designs Employed in Musical Composition)' 'The homophonic forms of musical composition' -- subject(s): Composition (Music), Musical form 'Counterpoint applied in the invention, fugue, canon and other polyphonic forms' -- subject(s): Counterpoint 'The material used in musical composition' -- subject(s): Harmony 'Exercises in Elementary Counterpoint' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, Harmony
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Why would contrapuntal sound be used?
Contrapuntal, or counterpoint is used in music to provide an additional lyrical sound to a composition.
