wikipedia|Polyphony
English

Etymology
Greek �ολλοί (many) + ��νή (voices)

Noun
polyphony

#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).

Derived terms
polyphonic

Translations
French: polyphonie f
German: Mehrstimmigkeit f
Slovene: polifonija f

See also
organum

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