Bach's music is rich in polyphony.
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Polyphony
//pəˈlɪfəni//
Synonyms for "polyphony" (5 found)
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Noun(2 words)
Related words (2)
Noun(1 words)
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9 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 28 languages.
Albanian
4 entries- gjâmë noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- gjëmë noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- lashtërishtë noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- pleqërishte noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Armenian
1 entries- պոլիֆոնիա noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- çoxsəslilik noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Belarusian
3 entries- мнагагало́ссе noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- поліфані́я noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- шматгало́ссе noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Bulgarian
2 entries- многогла́сие noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- полифо́ния noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Catalan
1 entries- polifonia noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 複調 /复调 noun (quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way)
- 複音 /复音 noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Danish
1 entries- polyfoni noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Dutch
1 entries- polyfonie noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Finnish
2 entries- moniäänisyys noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- polyfonia noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
French
1 entries- polyphonie noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Georgian
1 entries- პოლიფონია noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
German
2 entries- Mehrstimmigkeit noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- Polyphonie noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Greek
1 entries- πολυφωνία noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Hebrew
1 entries- פוליפוניה noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Icelandic
2 entries- fjölröddun noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- pólýfónía noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Italian
1 entries- polifonia noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Japanese
1 entries- ポリフォニー noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Korean
1 entries- 다성음악 noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Persian
1 entries- چندصدایی noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Polish
1 entries- polifonia noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Portuguese
1 entries- polifonia noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Romanian
1 entries- polifonie noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Russian
2 entries- многоголо́сие noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- полифони́я noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Slovene
1 entries- polifonija noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Spanish
1 entries- polifonía noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Swedish
1 entries- polyfoni noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Ukrainian
2 entries- багатоголо́сся noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
- поліфоні́я noun (musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
His music is rich in polyphony.
Source: tatoeba (6035825)
Anyone who has ever experienced the power of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony—or the polyphony of a Georgian folk song—knows that music can influence a person's mood.
Source: tatoeba (11776684)
the polyphony of a biblical passage
Source: wiktionary
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