Meaning of counter melody | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“A melody and the counter melody to it should sound well as a duet without accompaniment.”

“But when the melody and counter melody actually do cross (as in Ex. 37), care should be taken to avoid giving the ear the impression that such crossing has not taken place.”

“I've sought to bring this out by creating a slow-moving counter melody which moves through, rather than arrives at, the cadences (this is a hallmark of Celtic harmonies, which are rooted in the concept of drones and dissonance.)”

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