Sentence examples for type of counterpoint from inspiring English sources

This type of counterpoint was ideal for emphasizing dramatic contrasts in the new forms of the opera and the oratorio.

During the 17th and early 18th centuries the pure linear i.e., melodic counterpoint of the Renaissance, now called the first practice, was retained alongside the newer type of counterpoint known as the second practice.

"The use of counterpoint.

Bouts of counterpoint create a disputatious atmosphere.

(This use extends beyond the original definition of counterpoint simply as the combination of melodies).

SCHUMANN, a devoted disciple of Bach, was nearly obsessed with mastering techniques of counterpoint.

So there emerges a kind of counterpoint and sudden upheaval in the ordinary things of life.

He was a master of counterpoint to that extent.

The story shows the emergence of Hemingway's understated style and his use of counterpoint.

Hopkins's "sprung rhythm"—a rhythm imitating natural speech, using mixed types of feet and counterpointed verse emerged as viable techniques in the poetry of Dylan Thomas and W.H. Auden.

The races and the chases play in counterpoint, each with its own beauty and its own type of ecstasy.