polyphony

n. musical piece that consists of several harmonized melodies (Music)

This article is about the musical texture. For the feature of electronic instruments see Polyphony (instrument). For the feature of texts see Polyphony (literature). For the company, see Polyphony Digital. In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
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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

(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.
  

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