polyphony in Japanese
polyphony in Japanese is ポリフォニー — polyphony means a style of music made up of several separate melodic lines heard together, unlike music with just one line or one main tune backed by chords.
polyphony in Japanese
ポリフォニー
Pronounced: porifonī
(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).
What does "polyphony" mean?
- noun A style of music made up of several separate melodic lines heard together, unlike music with just one line or one main tune backed by chords.
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noun The way a piece of writing can be understood in several different ways.
"the polyphony of a biblical passage"
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- the polyphony of a biblical passage
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What is "polyphony" in Japanese?
"polyphony" in Japanese is ポリフォニー. polyphony means: A style of music made up of several separate melodic lines heard together, unlike music with just one line or one main tune backed by chords.
How do you pronounce ポリフォニー?
"polyphony" in Japanese is ポリフォニー, pronounced "porifonī".
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