strict counterpoint

Free counterpoint giving an independency in making counterpoint melody, while strict counterpoint also refers to certain rules in counterpoint.

There are several different forms of counterpoint, including imitative counterpoint and free counterpoint. Imitative counterpoint involves the repetition of a main melodic idea across different vocal parts, with or without variation.

An example of a musical form that employs counterpoint is the fugue. It was the first form to use the counterpoint method to full effect. In a fugue, the treble and bass clef take turns carrying the melody and the harmony, switching from one to the other. Bach is famous for perfecting the fugue.

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)

The idea of species counterpoint is to start off very strict, and then slowly add new complications for each species. First species focuses on writing good consonances between whole-note melodies. Second species adds stepwise dissonances and half notes in one melody.

fugue, in music, a compositional procedure characterized by the systematic imitation of a principal theme (called the subject) in simultaneously sounding melodic lines (counterpoint). The term fugue may also be used to describe a work or part of a work.

Counterpoint in Music Theory There has to be a high degree of contrast between the different parts of counterpoint. A melody in counterpoint cannot merely run parallel to the original melody in a different key. If two voices sing the same melody, each in a different key, but at the same time, there will be no contrast.

Guidelines for Counterpoint Exercises The counterpoint must begin and end on a perfect consonance, usually octave or unison but other consonants sometimes are used as well. Contrary motion is most prevalent, but oblique motion and parallel motion are also common.

Counterpoint may date back to Renaissance, but it is still an important skill for today's composers to have in their musician's toolkit. Composers who lack an understanding of counterpoint often have issues writing polyphonic (music with many voices) that listeners can comprehend.

On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to counterpoint, such as: antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, differentiation, disagreement, and inverse.

There are several different forms of counterpoint, including imitative counterpoint and free counterpoint. Imitative counterpoint involves the repetition of a main melodic idea across different vocal parts, with or without variation.

The counterpoint must begin and end on a perfect consonance. Contrary motion should dominate. Perfect consonances must be approached by oblique or contrary motion.