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Contrary motion

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(Mus.) the progression of parts in opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.

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The somewhat ridiculously massive ten-disc Glass Box catalogs his expansive and multifaceted requiems: Music With Changing Parts, Music in 12 Parts, Music in Contrary Motion, Einstein on the Beach, Satyagraha, Koyaanisqatsi.
Other exercises include scales in different rhythms, contrary motion, thirds and sixths, different dynamics, articulation and use of a metronome.
Brother George, 44, said: "You really have got to hear this in action to believe how it can change the pitch of a string and set up contrary motions.
 
 
 
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