- Voice (polyphony)
In a polyphonic context the term voice is used to denote a single melodic line or textural layer. The term is
generic , and is not meant to imply that the line should necessarily be vocal in character.
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Polyphony — This article is about the musical texture. For the feature of electronic instruments, see Polyphony (instrument). For the feature of texts, see Polyphony (literature). For the choir, see Polyphony (choir). For the company, see Polyphony Digital.… … Wikipedia
Polyphony (instrument) — This article is about a feature of electronic instruments. For the musical texture, see Polyphony. Polyphony is a property of musical instruments, meaning they can play multiple notes simultaneously. Instruments featuring polyphony are said to be … Wikipedia
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polyphony — polyphonous, adj. polyphonously, adv. /peuh lif euh nee/, n. 1. Music. polyphonic composition; counterpoint. 2. Phonet. representation of different sounds by the same letter or symbol. [1820 30; < Gk polyphonía variety of tones. See POLY , PHONY] … Universalium
Polyphony (literature) — In literature, polyphony ( ru. полифония) is a feature of narrative, which includes a diversity of points of view and voices. The concept was invented by Mikhail Bakhtin, based on the musical concept polyphony.One of the most known examples of… … Wikipedia
Voice leading — In music, voice leading is the relationship between the successive pitches of simultaneous moving parts or voices. For example, when moving from a root position C triad or chord played C ndash;E ndash;G to a 6/4 chord over the same bass (C–F–A),… … Wikipedia
polyphony — polyphonic ► ADJECTIVE 1) having many sounds or voices. 2) Music (especially of vocal music) in two or more parts each having a melody of its own; contrapuntal. DERIVATIVES polyphony noun (pl. polyphonies) . ORIGIN from Greek polu many + ph n … English terms dictionary
polyphony — noun 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) … Wiktionary
