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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In 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 .
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.
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.
atonal
Atonal
polyphony? contrapuntal? there may be others