contrapuntal

Contrapuntal comes from the Italian word contrapunto, which means “pertaining to counterpoint” and also “backstitch.” The poetic form is inspired by contrapuntal, or counterpoint, music, which is defined as the use of multiple independent melodies playing simultaneously with an equal weight where no melody dominates.

CONTRAPUNTAL FORMS: Situation, Dance by Chance, Canon (Round), Ground Bass and Fugue.

When there is more than one independent melodic line happening at the same time in a piece of music, we say that the music is contrapuntal. The independent melodic lines are called counterpoint.

/ˌkɑːntrəˈpʌntl/ (music) ​having two or more tunes played together to form a whole see also counterpoint.

Harlow In 1953 the Arts Council presented Contrapuntal Forms to the new town of Harlow in Essex. It is sited at Glebelands in Harlow.

Polyphonic. A musical texture where two or more parts move independently of each other. Contrapuntal. Two or more independent melodic lines performed at the same time.

Non-diegetic sound – sounds from outside the film world, that characters within the film world would not be able to hear. Contrapuntal sound – sound that contrasts strongly with the image that you see on screen.

What Is Counterpoint in Music? In the language of music theory, counterpoint is a compositional technique in which two or more melodic lines (or "voices") complement one another but act independently.

examples include the bouncy pop song stuck in the middle with you by stealers wheel accompanying a torture sequence in Reservoir Dogs all Louie Armstrong's what a wonderful world playing under distressing scenes of war in good morning Vietnam.

Polyphonic/Contrapuntal = Multiple lines or voices. Polyphony is when musical lines weave in and out of each other. A popular example of this texture is in a Fugue. Homophonic = Sounding together.

In the late Classical period (c. 1770–1820), especially in the music of the Viennese school of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, there was an ever-increasing penetration of counterpoint into musical forms based on this homophonic style and its contrasts of tonality, or key.

1. a. : a complementing or contrasting item : opposite. b. : use of contrast or interplay of elements in a work of art (such as a drama)