POLYPHONY


Meaning of POLYPHONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈli-fə-nē ]

noun

Etymology: Greek polyphōnia variety of tones, from polyphōnos having many tones or voices, from poly- + phōnē voice — more at ban

Date: circa 1864

: a style of musical composition employing two or more simultaneous but relatively independent melodic lines : counterpoint

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