contrapuntal

From a distance, the work is a contrapuntal play of dark against light.

The two acts of the play form a contrapuntal structure.

These works "have the character of studies in contrapuntal technique."

We will be discussing contrapuntal writing again in Chapter 12.

He was very interested in contrapuntal music of the Baroque period.

Several hundred years ago composers found how to write contrapuntal music.

The whole piece is characterized by the use of several different contrapuntal devices.

This melody is played over a contrapuntal line in the piano.

There are several other quotes in the contrapuntal fabric of the second movement too.

The film is noted for its wedding songs and also contrapuntal use of sound.

The music is also much more contrapuntal than the previous songs in this cycle.

Through the years, the quartet has developed contrapuntal writing that makes it sound three or four times its size.

They sat quietly, following the contrapuntal intricacies of the music.

Beneath the noise of the swords was a contrapuntal sound.

Individuals within the group break off for moments of subtle contrapuntal activity.

Often the contrapuntal writing is not strict, and the setting less formal.

The contrapuntal relationship between dancers and musicians was certainly an uneasy one.

Yet because they did not do them in unison, the choreography looked contrapuntal.

The total effect was "very contrapuntal - like a film out of synch."

Here he began to gain a much deeper understanding of contrapuntal technique.

The works are of a high quality, showing contrapuntal mastery and a sure technique.

It is also unusually easy to recognize within a contrapuntal texture.

They often have a contrapuntal texture and each phrase is usually four bars long.

They were written in a strictly contrapuntal style with two or three sections, each having a different subject.

Contrapuntal textures are more complicated than those of the earlier collections.