contrafact

== English == === Noun === contrafact (plural contrafacts) 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. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== contrafact on Wikipedia.Wikipedia