Polyphonic Definition

pŏlē-fŏnĭk
adjective
Having or making many sounds.
Webster's New World
Of or characterized by polyphony; contrapuntal.
Webster's New World
Having two or more phonetic values.
American Heritage
That can produce more than one tone at a time, as a piano.
Webster's New World
Representing more than one sound.
Webster's New World
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Polyphonic Sentence Examples

  • As music becomes more polyphonic the inner parts of the orchestra become more and more emancipated.

  • His music is highly polyphonic, and modern in its instrumental treatment throughout.

  • They are an extension of the principle on which gongs and cymbals and all instruments without notes of determinate pitch are employed in otherwise polyphonic music.

  • Bach's conception of the function of an instrument is that it holds a regular part in a polyphonic scheme; and his blending of tones is like the blending of colours in a purely decorative design.

  • Far greater polyphonic detail of another kind is no doubt possible, but it requires far longer time for its expression.

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