Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a contrapuntal manner.
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- adverb In a
contrapuntal manner
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Examples
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The leads sing a fairly standard (if melodically adventurous) romantic song ( "Mine/more than divine/to know that love like yours is mine"), after which the chorus joins in contrapuntally, explaining the number to the audience ( "The point they're making in the song/is that they more than get along").
Can you detect what's coming next from the flex of the wrist? Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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The leads sing a fairly standard (if melodically adventurous) romantic song ( "Mine/more than divine/to know that love like yours is mine"), after which the chorus joins in contrapuntally, explaining the number to the audience ( "The point they're making in the song/is that they more than get along").
Archive 2007-02-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007
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a composer and singer of songs, and -- "contrapuntally," as he would explain -- Anthony Craford's housemate, monitor, land-agent, and man of business.
The Lady Paramount Henry Harland 1883
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In contrast, the Bach concerto, BWV 1056r, when presented on this scale, suggested contrapuntally active yet intimate chamber music, especially at the group's relaxed tempos and restrained dynamics.
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The best playing came in the contrapuntally meaty Prelude, Chorale and Fugue by Franck, with more melodic interest to occupy that powerful left hand.
Performing arts reviews Post 2011
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It performs contrapuntally to the price of oil futures and gasoline at the pumps.
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Muezzins compete contrapuntally across valleys five times a day.
City of Peace—and War Norman Lebrecht 2011
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The prospective impact of the rising dollar for commodity plays in oil, copper, fertilizers and iron ore is normally a bearish phenomenon as raw materials move contrapuntally to the dollar.
Outperforming Asset Classes And Stocks For 2011 Martin T. Sosnoff 2010
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The prospective impact of the rising dollar for commodity plays in oil, copper, fertilizers and iron ore is normally a bearish phenomenon as raw materials move contrapuntally to the dollar.
Outperforming Asset Classes And Stocks For 2011 Martin T. Sosnoff 2010
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The prospective impact of the rising dollar for commodity plays in oil, copper, fertilizers and iron ore is normally a bearish phenomenon as raw materials move contrapuntally to the dollar.
Outperforming Asset Classes And Stocks For 2011 Martin T. Sosnoff 2010
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