ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COUNTERPOINT
From Old French contrepoint, from contre-counter- + point dot, note in musical notation, that is, an accompaniment set against the notes of a melody.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COUNTERPOINT
PRESENT
Present
I counterpoint
you counterpoint
he/she/it counterpoints
we counterpoint
you counterpoint
they counterpoint
Present continuous
I am counterpointing
you are counterpointing
he/she/it is counterpointing
we are counterpointing
you are counterpointing
they are counterpointing
Present perfect
I have counterpointed
you have counterpointed
he/she/it has counterpointed
we have counterpointed
you have counterpointed
they have counterpointed
Present perfect continuous
I have been counterpointing
you have been counterpointing
he/she/it has been counterpointing
we have been counterpointing
you have been counterpointing
they have been counterpointing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I counterpointed
you counterpointed
he/she/it counterpointed
we counterpointed
you counterpointed
they counterpointed
Past continuous
I was counterpointing
you were counterpointing
he/she/it was counterpointing
we were counterpointing
you were counterpointing
they were counterpointing
Past perfect
I had counterpointed
you had counterpointed
he/she/it had counterpointed
we had counterpointed
you had counterpointed
they had counterpointed
Past perfect continuous
I had been counterpointing
you had been counterpointing
he/she/it had been counterpointing
we had been counterpointing
you had been counterpointing
they had been counterpointing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will counterpoint
you will counterpoint
he/she/it will counterpoint
we will counterpoint
you will counterpoint
they will counterpoint
Future continuous
I will be counterpointing
you will be counterpointing
he/she/it will be counterpointing
we will be counterpointing
you will be counterpointing
they will be counterpointing
Future perfect
I will have counterpointed
you will have counterpointed
he/she/it will have counterpointed
we will have counterpointed
you will have counterpointed
they will have counterpointed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been counterpointing
you will have been counterpointing
he/she/it will have been counterpointing
we will have been counterpointing
you will have been counterpointing
they will have been counterpointing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would counterpoint
you would counterpoint
he/she/it would counterpoint
we would counterpoint
you would counterpoint
they would counterpoint
Conditional continuous
I would be counterpointing
you would be counterpointing
he/she/it would be counterpointing
we would be counterpointing
you would be counterpointing
they would be counterpointing
Conditional perfect
I would have counterpoint
you would have counterpoint
he/she/it would have counterpoint
we would have counterpoint
you would have counterpoint
they would have counterpoint
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been counterpointing
you would have been counterpointing
he/she/it would have been counterpointing
we would have been counterpointing
you would have been counterpointing
they would have been counterpointing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you counterpoint
we let´s counterpoint
you counterpoint
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to counterpoint
Past participle
counterpointed
Present Participle
counterpointing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
4 QUOTES WITH «COUNTERPOINT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
counterpoint.
There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there.
The Southbank Centre Unlimited Festival was a distinct moment in time, an amazing counterpoint to the London 2012 Paralympics. There is no question that a major shift in perspective is taking place, that the world is waking up and greeting - as if for the first time - the extraordinary community of people with disability.
Color is a plastic means of creating intervals... color harmonics produced by special relationships, or tensions. We differentiate now between formal tensions and color tensions, just as we differentiate in music between counterpoint and harmony.
I feel like there's a hunger in the culture now for the live experience maybe as a counterpoint to the more sort of synthetic lives that we've been living.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERPOINT»
Discover the use of
counterpoint in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
counterpoint and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Nearly a decade after the publication of The Architect's Brother, Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison will be releasing their second title which revisits themes explored in the first book including man's destruction and healing of the planet.
Robert ParkeHarrison, Shana ParkeHarrison, 2008
Explores the contrapuntal element in significant works from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for the music student who fully understands the composition of harmony
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Counterpoint in Composition: The Study of Voice Leading
Dr. Salzer and Dr. Schachter assembled it to show the connections between the simple procedures of species counterpoint and the complexities of composition, an approach to counterpoint deriving from the work of Heinrich Schenker.
Felix Salzer, Carl Schachter, 1989
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Counterpoint: A Species Approach Based on Schenker's ...
"Counterpoint proceeds by developing species counterpoint in the tradition of Johann Joseph Fux and his famous Gradus ad Parnassum (1725), but with attention to Schenker's more in-depth study.
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The Study of
Counterpoint from Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus Ad ...
The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work ?Gradus ad Parnassum.? Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers.
Johann Joseph Fux, Alfred Mann, John Edmunds, 1965
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Counterpoint: Fundamentals of Music Making
In this book a conductor uses counterpoint exercises to aid musicians in becoming sensitive to the fundamental ingredients of good music making.
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The Craft of Modal
Counterpoint: A Practical Approach
"The Craft of Modal Counterpoint" is the companion book to Benjamin's "The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint," recently republished in a second edition by Routledge.
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Bach and the Meanings of
Counterpoint
Interpretations of Bach's late compositions which include complex musical techniques such as canon.
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Counterpoint: The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth ...
Features history of contrapuntal theory, technical features, "species" exercises in 2-, 3- and 4-part counterpoint; canon, motet, Mass, more. Includes many musical examples. New foreword by Alfred Mann. Introduction.
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Counterpoint: Daniel Libeskind
Counterpoint: Daniel Libeskind is the first comprehensive portrait of the work of Studio Daniel Libeskind, which was established in Berlin in 1989 and moved to New York in 2003 after winning the World Trade Center design competition.
Daniel Libeskind, Paul Goldberger, 2008
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERPOINT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
counterpoint is used in the context of the following news items.
Chilled mango soup a cool counterpoint to spicy BBQ chicken
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Editorial counterpoint: University of Minnesota needs a better …
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Counterpoint: Why Order 745 does still matter
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Point Counterpoint: Should Herschel Walker make his return to the …
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Christine Flowers: Point-Counterpoint, Delco-style
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Counterpoint: Rolando McClain Still Gives Cowboys A Presence …
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Point/Counterpoint - Classic or Alternate Uniforms?
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