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'''Counterpoint''', from the [[Latin]]: “''against note''” is the combination of two separate musical lines to form an harmonic whole.  

'''Counterpoint''', from the [[Latin]]: is the combination of two or more separate musical lines to form a harmonic whole. It also refers to the academic discipline used throughout history to teach composers how best to combine voices in a musical texture.

It began in the 14th century and, as what is now termed [[polyphony]], reached heights in the music of [[Palestrina]], [[William Byrd|Byrd]], [[Lassus]] and others during the 15th and 16th centuries. It continued to develop and by the time of [[Bach]] and [[Handel]] it had been “codified” into various forms; the most notable being the “''fugue''”. This high [[Baroque]] period (generally considered to be the first half of the 18th century) is the high point of contrapuntal writing.

It began in the 14th century and, as what is now termed [[polyphony]], reached heights in the music of [[Palestrina]], [[William Byrd|Byrd]], [[Lassus]] and others during the 15th and 16th centuries. It continued to develop and by the time of [[Bach]] and [[Handel]] it had been “codified” into various forms; the most notable being the “''fugue''”. This high [[Baroque]] period (generally considered to be the first half of the 18th century) is the high point of contrapuntal writing.