Meaning of counter-melody | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

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“The accompanying texture, too, is rather more than a simple filling in of the harmony. In the first phrase, for example, the beginning of the counter-melody in the Sextus part is shadowed in shorter note values in the tenor of Choir 1 and the alto of Choir 2, while the rising scale of the plainsong (bars 2-3 (Bt 3-5)) is shadowed by the bass of Choir 2.”

“This section has compositional elements including melody, counter-melody, sustained harmony, rhythmic harmonic accompaniment, bass line and rhythmic accompaniment, but they are all marked mf.”

“The first violin played the tune throughout, the second violin and the viola played after-beats (the pahs), the cello had some kind of sustained counter-melody or doubled the bass, who played the ooms.”

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