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Counterpoint
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Counterpoint
In
music
,
counterpoint
is the relationship between
voices
that are interdependent
harmonically
(
polyphony
) yet independent in
rhythm
and
contour
. It has been most commonly identified in
classical music
, strongly developing during the
Renaissance
and in much of the
common practice period
, especially in
Baroque music
. The term originates from the
Latin
punctus contra punctum
meaning "point against point".
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