contrapuntist vs composer

contrapuntist and composer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contrapuntist	Yes	No	No	No
composer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, composer is a hypernym of contrapuntist; that is, composer is a word with a broader meaning than contrapuntist:

contrapuntist (noun)	composer (noun)
a composer who specializes in counterpoint	someone who composes music, usually as a profession