Usually means: Secondary melody contrasting with main.
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General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. countermelody: Merriam-Webster
  2. countermelody: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. countermelody: Collins English Dictionary
  4. countermelody: Wiktionary
  5. countermelody: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. countermelody: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. countermelody: Dictionary.com
  8. Countermelody: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (countermelody)

▸ noun:  (music) a secondary or supplemental melody played simultaneously with the primary melody.

Similar:
counter-melody, counter melody, counterline, countersubject, counterpoint, countertheme, counterphrase, counterrhythm, antimotif, counterchord, more...

Opposite:
main melody, primary melody, lead melody

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Similar:
counter-melody, counter melody, counterline, countersubject, counterpoint, countertheme, counterphrase, counterrhythm, antimotif, counterchord, more...

Opposite:
main melody, primary melody, lead melody



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