If you are making a soup and want a thick consistency, a(n) can help you get the desired texture. Pressure cooker
Food processor
Immersion blender
Freestanding mixer

I think it would be a freestanding mixer because you use that to mix up whipping cream to make to thick. and a pressure cooker just make things really hot, a blender mixes things up and a food processor makes things into smaller chunks.

the answer is counterpoint.

counterpoint definition: "the art or technique of playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules."

counterpoint is present in a lot of baroque music- such as bach (notably his wtc prelude and fugues) and scarlatti, but can also be found in music by mozart, beethoven. it can even be found in music as modern as john williams!