contrapuntist en · NOUN
Etymology
From Italian contrappuntista.
Meanings
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One skilled in counterpoint.
Now Counterpoint is certainly so much an Art , that to be , what they call , a learned Contrapuntist , is with Harmonists a title of no small excellence
a. 1797, William Mason, Essays on Church Music:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| contrapuntists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |