contrapuncti

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A form of contrapunctus — A fugue.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of contrapunctus

    She began with a little talk at the piano, playing the themes of the various movements — 14 contrapuncti, as the fugues are called, four canons and a chorale — and discussing their structure.

    2015 October 29, James R. Oestreich, “Review: Angela Hewitt Decodes Bach’s ‘The Art of Fugue’”, in New York Times
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