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n. (context music English) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody.
Usage examples of "countermelody".
Quickly, Christa shifted to a delicately structured countermelody that hovered between the dorian and the phrygian mode, twined like a growing vine, reached out and enveloped Melinda.
There were strangled sobs now from some who watched, and the murmur of prayers was stronger, a countermelody to the words from the platform.
A French horn sang countermelody as the first violins came in, sweeping over the deeper tone of the seconds.
It was one of the magic times, when no note could possibly go astray and any foray into countermelody or harmony worked perfectly.
Two pairs of bodyguards walked in front of us, while the trio behind us kept up a marching song, the baritone taking up the verse and melody, the tenor gracing the end of each phrase with a high harmony that soared above like a bird, while the bass sang a slow countermelody that still managed to keep perfect time.
Jamie and Tom came in, rhythmical drive and elegant taste, followed by Rose, late as usual, missing the beat as usual, but creating harmonies and countermelodies that made the song irrelevant, it was music, and it was her and it was us, we fell into sync and the verse began to sing us right on cue.
Out of the sixth century had come intricately weaving melodies and countermelodies that contrasted and reinforced one another, chiming out of bronze strings plucked and muted by long nails and agile fingers.