Harmony vs. Counterpoint
Harmonynoun
Agreement or accord.
Counterpointnoun
(music) A melody added to an existing one, especially one added to provide harmony whilst each retains its simultaneous identity; a composition consisting of such contrapuntal melodies.
Harmonynoun
A pleasing combination of elements, or arrangement of sounds.
Counterpointnoun
Any similar contrasting element in a work of art.
Harmonynoun
(music) The academic study of chords.
Counterpointnoun
An opposite point.
Harmonynoun
(music) Two or more notes played simultaneously to produce a chord.
Counterpointnoun
obsolete form of counterpane
Harmonynoun
(music) The relationship between two distinct musical pitches (musical pitches being frequencies of vibration which produce audible sound) played simultaneously.
Counterpointverb
(transitive) to compose or arrange such music
Harmonynoun
A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency.
âa harmony of the Gospelsâ;
Counterpointnoun
An opposite point
Harmonynoun
The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system or combination of things, or in things intended to form a connected whole; such an agreement between the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.
Counterpointnoun
The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding of one or more parts to a given canto fermo or melody
âCounterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new creation of music.â;
Harmonynoun
Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners, interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.
Counterpointnoun
A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into squares; a counterpane. See 1st Counterpane.
âEmbroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk.â;
Harmonynoun
A literary work which brings together or arranges systematically parallel passages of historians respecting the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency; as, a harmony of the Gospels.
Counterpointnoun
a musical form involving the simultaneous sound of two or more melodies
Harmonynoun
A succession of chords according to the rules of progression and modulation.
âTen thousand harps, that tunedAngelic harmonies.â;
Counterpointverb
to show differences when compared; be different;
âthe students contrast considerably in their artistic abilitiesâ;
Harmonynoun
See Harmonic suture, under Harmonic.
Counterpointverb
write in counterpoint;
âBach perfected the art of counterpointingâ;
Harmonynoun
compatibility in opinion and action
Counterpoint
In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradition, strongly developing during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period, especially in the Baroque.
Harmonynoun
the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords
Harmonynoun
a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
Harmonynoun
agreement of opinions
Harmonynoun
an agreeable sound property
Harmony
Harmony, in music, is the process by which the composition of individual sounds, or superpositions of sounds, is analysed by hearing. Usually, this means simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches (tones, notes), or chords.Harmony is a perceptual property of music, and along with melody, one of the building blocks of Western music.
