Meaning of Polyphony

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Polyphony

1. 1
   n.

   Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.

2. 2
   n.

   Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.

3. 3
   n.

   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.

4. 4
   n.

   Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.

5. 5
   n.

   Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.

6. 6
   n.

   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.