Dramatic+composition
131pastorale — /pastəˈral/ (say pahstuh rahl) noun 1. a composition written in imitation of the music of shepherds. 2. a 16th century dramatic composition which was one of the forerunners of opera. {Italian, from pastore shepherd, from Latin pastor} …
132coun|ter|point — coun|ter|point1 «KOWN tuhr POYNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a melody added to another as an accompaniment. 2. the art of adding melodies to a given melody according to fixed rules. 3. the style of musical composition resulting from the way in which… …
