A Conversation for Musical Counterpoint
Tom Lehrer
Steve K. Started conversation May 13, 2008
I don't recall counterpoint in Lehrer's music, but in his lyrics, yes. From "So Long, Mom (A Song for World War III)":
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While we're attacking frontally,
Watch Brinkally and Huntally,
Describing contrapuntally
The cities we have lost.
No need for you to miss a minute
Of the agonizing holocaust.
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(Somewhat US centric - Huntley & Brinkley were national TV news anchor team in the 50's & 60's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntley-Brinkley_Report)
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