contrapuntist

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A composer who writes music with several separate melodies that fit together

noun
/ˌkɒntrəˈpʌn.tɪst/

Specialized

: contrapuntista

Bach is often considered history's greatest contrapuntist for his mastery of interweaving musical lines.

Examples

As a skilled contrapuntist, she composed works celebrated for their intricate voice leading.
The contrapuntist delighted the audience with a fugue full of complex melodies.
The renowned contrapuntist created a beautiful piece.
Many contrapuntists admire Bach's techniques.
Bach is often considered history's greatest contrapuntist for his mastery of interweaving musical lines.
As a skilled contrapuntist, she composed works celebrated for their intricate voice leading.
The contrapuntist delighted the audience with a fugue full of complex melodies.

Surface Forms

contrapuntist singular

contrapuntists plural

Morphology

contrapuntist = counterpoint (transparent) = counterpoint + ist

Clear agentive formation from 'counterpoint' + '-ist' meaning 'a person who practices or specializes in counterpoint'; the minor orthographic adaptation does not obscure the meaning.

Etymology

The word contrapuntist comes from the musical term counterpoint, built from contra 'against' and point 'point'. A contrapuntist is a composer who writes melodies that play 'against' each other and weave together, so the word means someone who makes several musical lines fit into one piece of music.