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contrapuntal, a.|kɒntrəˈpʌntəl|
[f. It. contrapunto (Florio), now contrappunto counterpoint (also backstitch in sewing), f. contra against + punto point; see counterpoint.]
1. Of the nature of counterpoint; according to the rules of counterpoint.
1845E. Holmes Mozart 6 His style of composition is described as having been contrapuntal and solid. 1875Ouseley Mus. Form i. 2 The Harmonic and Contrapuntal treatment of such melodies.
2. Of or pertaining to counterpoint.
1865Hullah Transit. Period Mus. 243 He had no doubt many equals in contrapuntal skill. 1880H. H. Statham in Fortn. Rev. 69 When contrapuntal science was so much valued.
3. transf. and fig. Employing combined or contrasting themes, structures, etc.
1938L. Mumford Culture of Cities vii. 485 Contrapuntal organization. Ibid., 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. 1942T. S. Eliot Music of 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. |
