It is mainly homophonic — melody above chordal accompaniment ( but counterpoint is by no means forgotten, especially later in the period ).

His counterpoint is pertinent, skillful, and rarely thick.

In music an " answer " ( also known as countersubject ) is the technical name in counterpoint for the repetition or modification by one part or instrument of a theme proposed by another.

The Indian classical music tradition provides the accompaniment for the dance, and as percussion is such an integral part of the tradition, the dancers of nearly all the styles wear bells around their ankles to counterpoint and complement the percussion.

Since the 17th century, the term fugue has described what is commonly regarded as the most fully developed procedure of imitative counterpoint.

The habitus can be seen as counterpoint to the notions of rationality that is prevalent within other disciplines of social science research.

He was a master of counterpoint, the complex and highly disciplined art for which Johann Sebastian Bach is famous, and of development, a compositional ethos pioneered by Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven.

A technique used to avoid bias is the " point / counterpoint " or " round table ", an adversarial format in which representatives of opposing views comment on an issue.

Instead, the Renaissance motet is a polyphonic musical setting, sometimes in imitative counterpoint, for chorus, of a Latin text, usually sacred, not specifically connected to the liturgy of a given day, and therefore suitable for use in any service.

His gift for improvised counterpoint is perhaps most notable on the two albums he recorded with Mulligan (" Mulligan-Desmond Quartet " and " Two of a Mind ").

" This quote illustrates Orwell ’ s understanding of how the past can influence both ideology and politics, offers a counterpoint as to why protecting the scholarly practice of history is important, and describes the extreme effects of state-sponsored censorship.

Cocoa powder is sifted on top ( and sometimes between layers ) as both a garnish and a bitter counterpoint to the sweetened cheese mixture.

Though I admire the structured thought of theology ( Anselm's proof in the Fides Quaerens Intellectum, for instance ) it is to religion no more than counterpoint exercises are to music.

In Aldous Huxley's Island, in many ways a counterpoint to his better-known Brave New World, the fusion of the best parts of Buddhist philosophy and Western technology is threatened by the " invasion " of oil companies.

Another clear reference to the baroque is the often complex and virtuosic counterpoint that sometimes follows strict fugal behavior but more often simply allows each performer in the group to assert his voice.

Byrd's setting is on a massive scale, requiring five-part Decani and Cantoris groupings in antiphony, block homophony and five, six and eight-part counterpoint with verse ( solo ) sections for added variety.

An example of this is the chapter titled " Contracrostipunctus ", which combines the words acrostic and contrapunctus ( counterpoint ).

He may have studied counterpoint under Ockeghem, whom he greatly admired throughout his life: this is suggested both by the testimony of Gioseffo Zarlino and Lodovico Zacconi, writing later in the 16th century, and by Josquin's eloquent lament on the death of Ockeghem in 1497, Nymphes des bois / Requiem aeternam, based on the poem by Jean Molinet.

* With Emerson, Lake & Powell, the main theme to " Touch & Go " is identical to the English folk song " Lovely Joan ", better known as the counterpoint tune in Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves Not credited.

Rational Recovery and Rational Recovery Systems, Inc. is a commercial vendor of material related to counseling, guidance, and direct instruction for addiction designed as a direct counterpoint to Alcoholics Anonymous ( AA ) and twelve-step programs.

The counterpoint in the modern era is when Valentine explains to Hannah the significance of Thomasina's rediscovered notebook with detail that reflects Stoppard's careful research in the scientific basis of his play.

Caterpillar Gustav is the counterpoint to Slimey.

Agatha Gregson, née Wooster, later Lady Worplesdon, is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being best known as Aunt Agatha, Bertie Wooster's least favourite aunt, and a counterpoint to her sister, Bertie's Aunt Dahlia.

In October 1905 Satie enrolled in Vincent d ' Indy's Schola Cantorum de Paris to study classical counterpoint while still continuing his cabaret work.

Fux applied the term " species counterpoint ", which entails a series of steps whereby students work out progressively more elaborate combinations of voices while adhering to certain strict rules.

He took private lessons in counterpoint while attending operatic performances, as well as concerts of, specifically, German music.

The mock documentary segments serve as a counterpoint to the anime: while the anime emphasizes the camaradrie, creativity, and dreams of mainstream acceptance of otaku, the mock interviews exaggerate its negative qualities.

Despite this, the number ends with another example of Sullivan's counterpoint, with the chorus singing the second melody of the piece (" Let us gaily tread the measure ") while the orchestra plays the first (" Climbing over rocky mountain ").

At times, the music imitates a chaconne and a fugue while deliberately obscuring the counterpoint.

Tatum also displayed phenomenal independence of the hands and ambidexterity, which was particularly evident while improvising counterpoint.

At the same time, while working for Le Corbusier, Xenakis was studying harmony and counterpoint, and composing.

In 1901 Stravinsky began to study law at St Petersburg University, while taking private lessons in harmony and counterpoint.

The melody is generally assigned to the lead violin, while the remainder providing harmony, rhythm and some counterpoint ( the latter usually coming from the second violin or viola ).

For instance, he forbade Bruckner to write any original compositions while studying counterpoint with him.

The earliest examples of this style dating from around 1020-1050 ( the Micrologus of Guido d ' Arezzo and the Winchester Troper ) utilise parallel motion and oblique motion ( upper voice moving while the tenor holds one note ), but the introduction of contrary motion ( voices moving in opposite directions ) as well as similar motion ( voices moving in the same direction, but to different intervals ) led to progressively freer musical lines — a prerequisite element of counterpoint.

In general, it was recognized that Willson wrote well-crafted, complex music that classical music fans could appreciate, with intricate and sometimes startling counterpoint, well-crafted melody, and subtle orchestration, all while still appealing to mass audiences.

Sketches for the finale are found among the exercises Beethoven wrote while studying counterpoint under Johann Georg Albrechtsberger in the spring of 1787.

He studied piano first with his mother, and while the family was in Berlin between 1844 and 1846, he studied piano with Theodor Kullak and harmony and counterpoint with Siegfried Dehn ; during this time both he and his brother Anton attracted the interest and support of Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.

The subject is then repeated in the second voice in the tonic key while the initial voice either plays a countersubject or plays in free counterpoint.

In 1901 Stravinsky began to study law at St Petersburg University, while taking private lessons in harmony and counterpoint.

Some of the forms ( the Plein jeu, the Récit de Cromorne, and the Tierce en Taille, for example ) utilized almost no counterpoint, while others ( the Duo, the Trio, and the Fugue ) were contrapuntal in nature ( though the counterpoint was not generally as complex as in Germany ).

Koechlin began assisting Fauré in teaching fugue and counterpoint while he was still a student in the 1890s, but though he taught privately and was an external examiner for the Paris Conservatoire throughout his career, he never occupied a permanent salaried teaching position.

He became interested in composition while a student at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, in New York City, and taught himself composition, counterpoint and orchestration.

The romance itself is often portrayed in a counterpoint to war, conflict or political events in the background of the story, while the romance is in the foreground.

Variation 11 uses counterpoint and has a simple, pleasant air with its rock-steady rhythm in one hand while the second simply plays two notes to one.

The soprano sings the cantus firmus in unadorned, long notes, while the lower voices sing free counterpoint.