contrafact

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Synonyms: contract, contradict

Antonyms: contract, contradict

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Noun

1. A new musical [[composition]] built out of an already existing one, most often a new melody [[overlaid]] on a familiar [[harmonic]] structure. An important part of the development of [[bebop]]. Contrafacts are not to be confused with musical [[quotations]], which borrow [[rhythms]] or [[melodies]] from an existing composition.

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