Polyphony

/pəˈlɪfəni/

Synonyms for "polyphony" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
concerted musiccounterpoint

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)
dialogical narrationdiscant

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
multivoice capacitymultivoice narrationpolyphonic capacitypolyphonic music

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

4 entries
instrument capabilitymusicmusical texturenarrative technique

More specific

8 entries
canondialogic narrationeight voice polyphonyfour voice polyphonyfuguemultivoice fictionroundtwo voice polyphony

Collocations

6 entries
Renaissance polyphonydigital polyphonykeyboard polyphonypolyphonic musicpolyphonic texturesynthesizer polyphony

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Bach's music is rich in polyphony.

Source: tatoeba (5888154)

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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