Without Bononcini's fire or Handel's daring originality, he represented the dry contrapuntal school of Italian music.
"The Great German Composers"
George T. Ferris
The object of composers seemed to be to show mere contrapuntal learning, or to furnish singers opportunity to display vocal agility.
"The Great German Composers"
George T. Ferris
So great was the scandal throughout the whole world of church music that contrapuntal music came near being abandoned entirely.
"The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1"
Rupert Hughes