CONTRAPUNTIST

contrapuntist

(noun) a composer who specializes in counterpoint

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

contrapuntist (plural contrapuntists)

(music) One skilled in counterpoint.

Source: Wiktionary


Con`tra*pun"tist, n. Etym: [It. contrappuntista.] (Mus.)

Definition: One skilled in counterpoint. L. Mason.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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