HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › contrafact
← Back to search

Meaning of contrafact | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A new musical composition built out of an already existing one, most often a new melody overlaid on a familiar harmonic structure. An important part of the development of bebop. Contrafacts are not to be confused with musical quotations, which borrow rhythms or melodies from an existing composition.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kontrafaktur

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

contrafactum contrafagotto contrafibularities contrafield contrafissure contraflow

Learn this word in context

See contrafact used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free