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polyphony
n.
musical piece that consists of several harmonized melodies (Music)
Polyphony
In
music,
polyphony is a
texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice which is called
monophony, and in difference from musical texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by
chords which is called
homophony.
polyphony
Noun
1. music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
(synonym) polyphonic music, concerted music
(antonym) monophony, monophonic music, monody
(hypernym) music
(hyponym) counterpoint
Polyphony
(n.)
Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
(n.)
Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
(n.)
Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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