Polyphony

Definition:

  • (n.) Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
  • (n.) Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
  • (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.

Compare polyphony with other words:

polyphone vs. polyphony

harmony vs. polyphony

polyphony vs. symphony

cacophony vs. polyphony

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homophony vs. polyphony

dominant vs. polyphony

melodic vs. polyphony

polyphony vs. texture

counterpoint vs. polyphony