The advent of polyphony brought about fantasias: complex, intricate pieces with much use of imitative counterpoint.

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.

Piazzolla's nuevo tango was distinct from the traditional tango in its incorporation of elements of jazz, its use of extended harmonies and dissonance, its use of counterpoint, and its ventures into extended compositional forms.

Seurat believed that a painter could use color to create harmony and emotion in art in the same way that a musician uses counterpoint and variation to create harmony in music.

The band is also well known for their intricate multi-part vocal harmonies ( such as those found on certain Gentle Giant songs ) and use of counterpoint on cuts such as " Gibberish ", " Thoughts ( Parts I and II )", " June ", " A Guy Named Sid Pt. 5: Sid's Boy Choir ", and " Devil's Got My Throat.

The principal elements of Honegger's style are: Bachian counterpoint, driving rhythms, melodic amplitude, highly coloristic harmonies, an impressionistic use of orchestral sonorities, and a concern for formal architecture.

Strauss's handling of form is also worth noting, both in his use of thematic transformation and his handling of multiple themes in intricate counterpoint.

Both use counterpoint, and the transition between them is seamless.

Here JS Bach's use of counterpoint and contrapuntal settings, his dynamic discourse of melodically and rhythmically distinct voices seeking forgiveness of sins (" Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis ") evokes a spiraling moral conversation of all humanity expressing his belief that " with devotional music, God is always present in his grace ".

Specifically, John Locke as part of his argument against the " Divine Right of Kings " in his book Two Treatises of Government defines it this way: “ Tyranny is the exercise of power beyond right, which nobody can have a right to ; and this is making use of the power any one has in his hands, not for the good of those who are under it, but for his own private, separate advantage .” Locke's concept of tyranny influenced the writers of subsequent generations who developed the concept of tyranny as counterpoint to ideas of human rights and democracy.

At the same time he is not lacking in genuine melodic invention, and his concerted music shows skilled use of counterpoint.

He also excelled at counterpoint, frequently writing fully polyphonic textures, with much use of multiple stops.

Baroque music, which was the first music to use tonality in the modern sense, is also known for its ornamentation and artistic use of counterpoint.

This use of rhythm is part of his goal to expand the notion of counterpoint to encompass simultaneous different characters, even entire movements, rather than just individual lines.

By contrast, the piano sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johann Christian's much older half brother, tend to invoke certain elements of his father at times, especially with regard to the use of counterpoint.

His La Cetra concertos are " unusual for their wind solo parts, concision and use of counterpoint within a broadly Vivaldian style ," according to Grove, " placing them as a last outpost of the classic Venetian Baroque concerto.

This may include use of counterpoint, reharmonization, tone color, or any other arranging device.

His early madrigals reflect the styles of Willaert with the use of clear diction, thick and continuous counterpoint, and pervasive imitation.

Probabilist doctrines continue to be debated in the context of artificial general intelligence, as a counterpoint to the use of non-monotonic logic, as the proper form for knowledge representation remains unclear.

His melodic writing and use of dissonance is more free than that of Palestrina ; occasionally he uses intervals which are prohibited in the strict application of 16th century counterpoint, such as ascending major sixths, or even occasional diminished fourths ( for example, a melodic diminished fourth occurs in a passage representing grief in his motet Sancta Maria, succurre ).

" The use of extended melodies, imitative counterpoint, functional harmony and full orchestration may well suggest renewed interest in Classical, or more accurately Baroque, and earlier Western musical practice.

The song " Chance " was the first Savatage song to contain the usage of counterpoint vocals, a style which they continued to use on following albums.

As long as we have plea bargaining, he maintains, innocent defendants should be free to use these pleas to enter advantageous plea bargains without lying.

In addition to the development and publishing of home, online, mobile, arcade, pachinko, and pachislo games, the company publishes strategy guides, maintains its own arcade centers, and licenses its franchise and character properties for use in tie-in products, movies, television series, and stage performances.

DCMI also maintains a small, general vocabulary recommended for use within the element Type.

The Naval Vessel Register maintains an online database of U. S. Navy ships showing which symbols are presently in use.

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For instance, in the case of light trespass by white strobe lighting from communication towers in excess of FAA minimum lighting requirements the Federal Communications Commission maintains an Antenna Structure Registration database information which citizens may use to identify offending structures and provides a mechanism for processing consumer inquiries and complaints.

The British Army maintains the use of the mechanically simple 2. 5-litre four-cylinder 300TDi-engined versions rather than the electronically controlled 2. 5-litre five-cylinder TD5 to retain some servicing simplicity.

As it was used by British Rail, the single operator before franchising, its use also maintains continuity and public familiarity ; and it avoids the need to replace signage.

The most commonly used definition is Max Weber's, which describes the state as a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly of the legitimate use of force within a certain territory.

Application programmers can still use any addressing mode: all applications, regardless of their addressing mode ( s ), can coexist without modification, and IBM maintains an unwavering commitment to tri-modal backward compatibility.

Steinway maintains a " piano bank " from which performing pianists, especially Steinway Artists, can select a Steinway piano for use in a certain concert, recording or tour.

Marcia Calkovsky of Lethbridge University maintains that Tibetan language contributed to Ewok speech along with Kalmyk, starting the story from attempts to use language samples of Native Americans and later turning to 9 Tibetan women living in San Francisco area, as well as one Kalmyk woman.

Nonetheless, Butler is willing to appear at events as a lesbian and maintains that, " it is possible to argue that ... there remains a political imperative to use these necessary errors or category mistakes ... to rally and represent an oppressed political constituency.

The Metroparks system maintains three group campsites for Scout use.

ALCOA still maintains a chemical processing plant between Bauxite and Bryant, and McGeorge Contracting Company continues to mine bauxite for its use in the oil and gas industry.

Mullan also owns and maintains an Olympic-size ( 50 m ) swimming pool for community use.

The DOC maintains three cabins available for rent by DOC members ( Peaks, Alder Brook, and Stoddard ), and the OPO maintains seven cabins for use by Dartmouth-affiliated individuals and their guests.

" Noble thoughts, the book maintains, make for a noble person, whilst lowly thoughts make for a miserable person ; and Napoleon Hill's Think and Grow Rich ( 1937 ) described the use of repeated positive thoughts to attract happiness and wealth by tapping into an " Infinite Intelligence ".

The aerospike engine is a type of rocket engine that maintains its aerodynamic efficiency across a wide range of altitudes through the use of an aerospike nozzle.

“ Whoever maintains that this life is worthless is in error: it is worth a great deal ; only one must know how to use it properly .” From the very beginning Besht fought against that contempt for the world which, through the influence of Isaac Luria ’ s Kabbalah, had almost become a dogma among the Jews.

Instead of switching between multiple cursor objects, the cursor maintains an internal state representing the tool currently in use.

Even though Japan maintains a powerful defense force, its Constitution, originally drawn under the guidelines of General Douglas MacArthur in 1945, formally renounces war and the use of military force in aggressive or offensive ways.

It also maintains landing platforms for use by helicopters of the Norwegian Coast Guard, the Norwegian 330 Squadron, and the Governor of Svalbard.