![]() ![]() ![]() A subcategory of polyphony, called homophony, exists in its purest form when all the voices or parts move together in the same rhythm, as in a texture of block chords. A texture is more purely polyphonic, and thus more contrapuntal, when the musical lines are rhythmically differentiated. In Western music, polyphony typically includes a contrapuntal separation of melody and bass. ![]() In polyphonic music, two or more simultaneous melodic lines are perceived as independent even though they are related. Usually, however, polyphony is associated with counterpoint, the combination of distinct melodic lines. Thus, even a single interval made up of two simultaneous tones or a chord of three simultaneous tones is rudimentarily polyphonic. Polyphony, in music, the simultaneous combination of two or more tones or melodic lines (the term derives from the Greek word for “many sounds”). SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'polyphony.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 24 Sep. 2020 For practitioners of what used to be called the lively arts, Life Isn’t Everything, an oral biography of Mike Nichols, is manna from heaven, its brilliantly orchestrated polyphony bringing him, his work, and his world to vivid life. 2022 For practitioners of what used to be called the lively arts, Life Isn’t Everything, an oral biography of Mike Nichols, is manna from heaven, its brilliantly orchestrated polyphony bringing him, his work, and his world to vivid life. 2022 In this oral history, Alexievich brings forth a polyphony of voices from one of the most radical social-engineering experiments ever carried out. 2022 The Master Chorale and the cellist Cécilia Tsan nimbly negotiated the score’s Hindustani gestures, which were seamlessly woven into a four-part texture modelled on Renaissance polyphony.Īlex Ross, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. Recent Examples on the Web Soon the others start to sing, too, their voices overlapping to create a rapturous polyphony.Ĭarolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. ![]()
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