polyphony in Japanese
polyphony in Japanese is ポリフォニー — polyphony means 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).
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 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).
- noun The quality of a text of being able to be read in more than one way.
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What is "polyphony" in Japanese?
"polyphony" in Japanese is ポリフォニー. polyphony means: 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).
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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