contrapuntal unresolved Bakhtinian symphony of cultural voices and positions

the harmonic or contrapuntal, which typified the supposed weakness and decadence of French tradition

The manoir had once been the writer’s home, and she found herself in some modest contrapuntal dance with him.

It's the contrapuntal tension between

the old super-pub with its sticky chandeliers and sodden carpet, its contrapuntal rock videos and the thick bank of dole-quaffing fruit machines

tapped out in contrapuntal rhythms

In the everyday Bresson uses contrapuntal sound not for editorializing, but to reinforce the cold reality. The soundtrack consists primarily of natural sounds: wheels creaking, birds chirping, wind howling.