The sharp distinction early made between "contrapunctus a penna" and— Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
The given melody or "principal" soon acquired the name of _cantus firmus_, and the other parts were each called _contrapunctus_, [11] as before they had been called tenor and descant.— Critical and Historical Essays Lectures delivered at Columbia University
"contrapunctus a mente" showed that composers and singers to a certain degree actually stood in rivalry in their production of passage work for voices.— Some Forerunners of Italian Opera
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