polyphony
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Noun
polyphony (uncountable)
- (music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
- French: polyphonie f.
- German: Mehrstimmigkeit f.
- Slovene: polifonija f.
