English-Thai Dictionary
polyphony
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
POLYPHONY
Po *lyph "o *ny, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
3. (Mus. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
polyphony
po lyph o ny |pəˈlifənē pəˈlɪfəni | ▶noun ( pl. polyphonies ) Music the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other. • a composition written, played, or sung in this style. • (on an electronic keyboard or synthesizer ) the number of notes or voices that can be played simultaneously without loss. DERIVATIVES pol y pho nist |-fənist |noun, pol y pho nous |-fənəs |adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek poluphōnia, from polu- ‘many ’ + phōnē ‘sound. ’
Oxford Dictionary
polyphony
polyphony |pəˈlɪf (ə )ni | ▶noun ( pl. polyphonies ) [ mass noun ] Music the style of simultaneously combining a number of parts, each forming an individual melody and harmonizing with each other. • [ count noun ] a composition written, played, or sung in polyphony. • the ability of an electronic keyboard or synthesizer to play a number of notes simultaneously. DERIVATIVES polyphonist noun, polyphonous adjective ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek poluphōnia, from polu- ‘many ’ + phōnē ‘sound ’.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
polyphony
po lyph o ny /pəlɪ́f (ə )ni /名詞 U 1 〘音声 〙多音 .2 〘楽 〙多声部音楽, ポリフォニー, 対位法 .
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