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/kon'treuh pun"tist/, n.a person skilled in the practice of counterpoint.[1770-80; < It contrappuntista. See COUNTERPOINT, -IST]
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Contrapuntist — Con tra*pun tist, n. [It. contrappuntista.] (Mus.) One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
contrapuntist — [kän΄trəpunt′ist] n. an expert in the principles and art of counterpoint … English World dictionary
contrapuntist — contrapuntal ► ADJECTIVE Music ▪ of or in counterpoint. DERIVATIVES contrapuntally adverb contrapuntist noun. ORIGIN from Italian contrapunto counterpoint … English terms dictionary
contrapuntist — noun Date: 1776 one who writes counterpoint … New Collegiate Dictionary
contrapuntist — n. composer who specializes in counterpoint … English contemporary dictionary
contrapuntist — con·tra·pun·tist … English syllables
contrapuntist — con•tra•pun•tist [[t]ˌkɒn trəˈpʌn tɪst[/t]] n. mad a person skilled in the practice of counterpoint • Etymology: 1770–80; < It contrappuntista … From formal English to slang
contrapuntist — /kɒntrəˈpʊntəst/ (say kontruh poontuhst) noun someone skilled in the practice of counterpoint …
contrapuntist — noun a composer who specializes in counterpoint • Derivationally related forms: ↑counterpoint • Hypernyms: ↑composer … Useful english dictionary
Counterpoint — For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). Extract from Fugue no. 17 in A flat major, BWV 862, from book 1 of The Well Tempered Clavier by Bach, who is widely regarded as the greatest practitioner of counterpoint.[ … Wikipedia
