Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 20, 2007 13:19
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Italian term
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controcanto
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Music
Da allora, i due hanno cominciato a lavorare insieme con il progetto post-rock xxxx, Matteo al basso e Marinella con il controcanto.
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| 3 +2 | backing vocals |
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| 4 | counter-melody |
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backing vocals
It depends on the context... but in this case "controcanto" may just mean "backing vocals".
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counter-melody
This would be the "musicological" definition. I am not sure it's really "backing" vocals; I would think it is more of a, well, counter-melody, as stated.
Contracanto (Spanish m.) counter-melody
http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsc2.htm
Contracanto (Spanish m.) counter-melody
http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsc2.htm
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