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Bookmark or Share- Counterpoint - WikipediaIn music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. [1] .
- First-Species Counterpoint – OPEN MUSIC THEORYCounterpoint is the mediation of two or more musical lines into a meaningful and pleasing whole. In first-species counterpoint, we not only write a smooth melody that has its own integrity of shape, variety, and goal-directed motion, but we also write a second melody that contains these traits.
- What Is Counterpoint In Music: A Complete Guide - Hello Music TheoryCounterpoint is the relationship between two or more melody lines that are played at the same time. These melodies are dependent on each other to create good-sounding harmonies, but also are independent in rhythm and contour. These melody lines are called voices, and a piece of music can have counterpoint between two, three, four, or more voices.
- Counterpoint - My Music TheoryCounterpoint is a style of musical writing which involves intertwining two or more melodies. Each individual melody (also called a “voice” or “part”) is an independent, musical idea, and the emphasis is on the separate strands of melody, on the horizontal axis, rather than on the harmony, or vertical axis.
- The Contemporary Musician’s Guide to CounterpointCounterpoint refers to two or more independent melodies that sound good when played at the same time. Counterpoint is also often referred to as Polyphony. Here is an example of what we are not calling counterpoint:
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