contrapuntaladj.

/kɒntrəˈpʌntəl/

Etymology: < Italian contrapunto (Florio), now contrappunto counterpoint (also backstitch in sewing), < contra against + punto point; see counterpoint n.¹

1. Of the nature of counterpoint; according to the rules of counterpoint.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint > according to rules of

contrapuntal1845

1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 6 His style of composition is described as having been contrapuntal and solid.

1875 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Musical Form i. 2 The Harmonic and Contrapuntal treatment of such melodies.

2. Of or pertaining to counterpoint.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint

simple1609

polyphonous1776

polyphonic1782

polyodic1806

contrapuntal1865

polyphonal1946

1865 J. Hullah Transit. Period Mus. 243 He had no doubt many equals in contrapuntal skill.

1880 H. H. Statham in Fortn. Rev. 69 When contrapuntal science was so much valued.

3. transferred and figurative. Employing combined or contrasting themes, structures, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [adjective] > combined > of actions, processes, notions, etc.

compounded1658

compound1705

contrapuntal1938

1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities vii. 485 Contrapuntal organization.

1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities vii. 485 When we seek a more co-operative order in the design of cities, therefore, we are seeking an order in which more significant kinds of conflict, more complex and intellectually stimulating kinds of disharmony, may take place: in short, we seek a contrapuntal order.

1942 T. S. Eliot Mus. Poetry 28 There are possibilities for verse which bear some analogy to the development of a theme by different groups of instruments;..there are possibilities of contrapuntal arrangement of subject-matter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	contrapuntal
释义	contrapuntaladj. /kɒntrəˈpʌntəl/ Etymology: < Italian contrapunto (Florio), now contrappunto counterpoint (also backstitch in sewing), < contra against + punto point; see counterpoint n.¹ 1. Of the nature of counterpoint; according to the rules of counterpoint. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint > according to rules of contrapuntal1845 1845 E. Holmes Life Mozart 6 His style of composition is described as having been contrapuntal and solid. 1875 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Musical Form i. 2 The Harmonic and Contrapuntal treatment of such melodies. 2. Of or pertaining to counterpoint. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > counterpoint simple1609 polyphonous1776 polyphonic1782 polyodic1806 contrapuntal1865 polyphonal1946 1865 J. Hullah Transit. Period Mus. 243 He had no doubt many equals in contrapuntal skill. 1880 H. H. Statham in Fortn. Rev. 69 When contrapuntal science was so much valued. 3. transferred and figurative. Employing combined or contrasting themes, structures, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > condition or state of being combined > [adjective] > combined > of actions, processes, notions, etc. compounded1658 compound1705 contrapuntal1938 1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities vii. 485 Contrapuntal organization. 1938 L. Mumford Culture of Cities vii. 485 When we seek a more co-operative order in the design of cities, therefore, we are seeking an order in which more significant kinds of conflict, more complex and intellectually stimulating kinds of disharmony, may take place: in short, we seek a contrapuntal order. 1942 T. S. Eliot Mus. Poetry 28 There are possibilities for verse which bear some analogy to the development of a theme by different groups of instruments;..there are possibilities of contrapuntal arrangement of subject-matter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1845
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