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polyphony

[ puh-lif-uh-nee ]

noun

  1. Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint.
  2. Phonetics. representation of different sounds by the same letter or symbol.


polyphony

/ əˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. polyphonic style of composition or a piece of music utilizing it
  2. the use of polyphones in a writing system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzԴdzܲ, adjective
  • ˈDzԴdzܲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·o·Դdzܲ adjective
  • ·o·Դdzܲ·ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polyphony1

First recorded in 1820–30, polyphony is from the Greek word DZōí variety of tones. See poly-, -phony
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of polyphony1

C19: from Greek DZܱōԾ diversity of tones, from poly- + ōŧ speech, sound
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It’s jazz at an early stage: this is still the era of everyone-at-once polyphony.

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The children have their own afflictions, as does the husband-to-be, all shared in a polyphony of severed tongues.

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He was at work on a second album of “generative polyphony” when the war came to Kyiv.

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Geri Allen showed up in the 1980s with powerful grooves, exuberant melodies and astonishing polyphonies between her anchoring left hand and her wry, fluidly inventive right.

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“The shock was so huge, absolutely huge,” Pichon said, recalling the thrill of singing polyphony in a stone building, rather than practicing his violin alone.

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