polyphony
Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
Phonetics. representation of different sounds by the same letter or symbol.
Origin of polyphony
1Other words from polyphony
- po·lyph·o·nous, adjective
- po·lyph·o·nous·ly, adverb
Words Nearby polyphony
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How to use polyphony in a sentence
The Recital is a stripped-down full-size keyboard that offers battery functionality and 128-note polyphony.
The best beginner keyboards let you build piano skills without a major investment | Jay Cabrera | October 31, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe overall narrative gains richness, strength and a kind of polyphony by mixing Fox’s crisp exposition with quotations from Jones’s memoir and the reminiscences of other prisoners.
The greatest prison escape ever? ‘The Confidence Men’ tells a sensational true story. | Michael Dirda | June 16, 2021 | Washington PostThe polyphony is bold and free, the voices exhibiting an independence perhaps unknown since the days of the madrigalists.
Musical Portraits | Paul RosenfeldYet again, he talks vaguely of the intricate polyphony of a cosmic orchestra, cacophonous to our dull ears.
A Book of Prefaces | H. L. MenckenThe cellos weave it into the polyphony, sometimes clearly, sometimes in scarcely recognizable augmentation.
A Book of Prefaces | H. L. Mencken
polyphony is their vital element; the forms of counterpoint became more appropriate as the number of parts increased.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3) | Otto JahnWith regard to style of writing for the clavier—a few canonic imitations excepted—there is no real polyphony.
The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. Shedlock
British Dictionary definitions for polyphony
/ (pəˈlɪfənɪ) /
polyphonic style of composition or a piece of music utilizing it
the use of polyphones in a writing system
Origin of polyphony
1Derived forms of polyphony
- polyphonous, adjective
- polyphonously, adverb
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