Sentence examples for on counterpoint from inspiring English sources

C. 1660 Hirtenfeld, Austria February 13 , 1741Vienna, Austria Johann Joseph Fux, (born c. 1660, Hirtenfeld, Styria, Austria died Feb. 13, 1741, Vienna) Austrian composer, one of the most successful of his time, whose theoretical work on counterpoint, Gradus ad Parnassum, influenced generations of composers and teachers.

Most of the writings on counterpoint have sought to increase the student's skill in musical composition.

And although there are solos and pas de deux, the emphasis is on counterpoint and canon within the group.

It was long the standard textbook on counterpoint and was studied by Wolfgang A. Mozart, Joseph Haydn, and other 18th-century composers.

Eager to complete his own musical education, he undertook in 1873 an ambitious program of study, concentrating mainly on counterpoint and the fugue.

The drier sound of the RFH, however, suits Salonen's approach, which was linear and clear, strong on counterpoint, austerity and dynamic control, if short on awestruck numinosity.

Tomorrow night brings the jazz pianist Bill Charlap with his trio, and on Sunday morning will be a family concert devoted to Victoria Bond's "What's the Point of Counterpoint?" On Sunday evening, Daniel Gortler performs four early Beethoven Piano Sonatas.

Through no fault of the conductor and soloist, who were both facing away and rightly preoccupied, the band played on in eerie counterpoint as a doctor and others attended to the woman for two of the three movements.

His drop-tuning bass on David Essex's "Rock On," and riveting counterpoint beneath David Bowie's "Space Oddity" remain watershed.

Mr. Holroyd's detailed account of the fracas can be found in his essay collection "Works on Paper" (Counterpoint, 2002).

Bach and Parker built structures based on internal counterpoint, where the melodic impulse was true in every dimension, while Beethoven and Coltrane offered fast-scale passagework over varied textures.