contrafact (English, noun)
expansion: contrafact (plural contrafacts)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
Forms:
form: contrafacts
tags: plural