equal counterpoint
noun
old-fashioned
: strict counterpoint in which the parts move in even and identical note values : first species
In equal counterpoint, the leading of the several parts is independent only in a melodic sense.—
Theodore Baker, translation of Salomon Jadassohn, A Manual of Single, Double, Triple and Quadruple Counterpoint, 1902
Theodore Baker, translation of Salomon Jadassohn, A Manual of Single, Double, Triple and Quadruple Counterpoint, 1902Dictionary Entries Near equal counterpoint
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