On 02/14/2013 10:31 AM, Paul Davis wrote:

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Dave Phillips <dlphillips@woh.rr.com> wrote:

Picturesque, but not historically accurate, I'm sure you know. More like, where melody and melody collided. :)

if line 1 and line 2 do not intersect in a harmonious way, is it still counterpoint? would anyone call it that?

Since "harmonious" is a loaded term - are we referring to a vertical sonority or a horizontal progression - I'll venture a "Why not ?". After a course in Modus Novus it's surprising what sounds harmonious. :)

But then I'm a great lover of Schoenberg and his disciples, so my definition of "harmonious" is probably rather suspect.

Best,

dp