slovo | definícia |
polyphony (encz) | polyphony,polyfonie n: TonyMi |
Polyphony (gcide) | Polyphony \Po*lyph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?.]
1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an
echo.
[1913 Webster]
2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the
same vocal sign.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Mus.) Composition in mutually related, equally important
parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal
composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody
is given to one part only, the others filling out the
harmony. See Counterpoint.
[1913 Webster] |
polyphony (wn) | polyphony
n 1: music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments
[syn: polyphony, polyphonic music, concerted music]
[ant: monody, monophonic music, monophony] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Polyphony (gcide) | Polyphony \Po*lyph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?.]
1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an
echo.
[1913 Webster]
2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the
same vocal sign.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Mus.) Composition in mutually related, equally important
parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal
composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody
is given to one part only, the others filling out the
harmony. See Counterpoint.
[1913 Webster] |
|