#counterpoint
- Albrechtsberger — The surname of the famous Austrian composer, organist, and music theorist Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (1736–1809), renowned for his advanced treatises on counterpoint and for having been the harmony teacher of Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna.
- Bach — A globally famous German surname, borne by an entire dynasty of musicians, culminating in Johann Sebastian Bach, the genius of the Baroque era, a composer and organist renowned for his absolute mastery of counterpoint and fugue. In a secondary sense, the word originates from the German common noun 'Bach' meaning brook, and is used as a toponymic element across numerous European regions.