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Meaning of "polyphonic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF POLYPHONIC

ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYPHONIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polyphonic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYPHONIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Polyphony

In music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to music with just one voice or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords. Within the context of the Western musical tradition, the term is usually used to refer to music of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Baroque forms such as the fugue, which might be called polyphonic, are usually described instead as contrapuntal. Also, as opposed to the species terminology of counterpoint, polyphony was generally either "pitch-against-pitch" / "point-against-point" or "sustained-pitch" in one part with melismas of varying lengths in another. In all cases the conception was probably what Margaret Bent calls "dyadic counterpoint", with each part being written generally against one other part, with all parts modified if needed in the end. This point-against-point conception is opposed to "successive composition", where voices were written in an order with each new voice fitting into the whole so far constructed, which was previously assumed.

Definition of polyphonic in the English dictionary

The first definition of polyphonic in the dictionary is composed of relatively independent melodic lines or parts; contrapuntal. Other definition of polyphonic is many-voiced. Polyphonic is also of, relating to, or denoting a polyphone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYPHONIC

antiphonic · cacophonic · euphonic · homophonic · megaphonic · microphonic · monophonic · periphonic · phonic · phosphonic · quadraphonic · quadriphonic · quadrophonic · radiophonic · radiotelephonic · siphonic · stereophonic · symphonic · telephonic · typhonic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYPHONIC

polypharmacy · polyphase · polyphasic · Polyphemus · polyphenol · polyphenolic · polyphloesboean · polyphloisbic · polyphon · polyphone · polyphonic prose · polyphonic ringtone · polyphonically · polyphonies · polyphonist · polyphonous · polyphonously · polyphony · polyphosphoric acid · polyphyletic

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYPHONIC

acrophonic · allophonic · anglophonic · aphonic · autochthonic · benthonic · Brythonic · chthonic · cinchonic · diaphonic · dodecaphonic · dysphonic · electronic · electrophonic · gnathonic · gramophonic · idiophonic · paraphonic · pythonic · tautophonic · xylophonic

Synonyms and antonyms of polyphonic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polyphonic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYPHONIC

Find out the translation of polyphonic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of polyphonic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polyphonic» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

和弦
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

polifónica
570 millions of speakers
en

English

polyphonic
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पॉलीफोनिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجسمة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

полифония
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

polifônica
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

polyphonic
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

polyphonique
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Polifonik
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

polyphon
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

多声の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

화음
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Polyphonic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đa âm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாலிஃபோனிக்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलीफोनीक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

polifonik
70 millions of speakers
it

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polifonico
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dzwonki
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

поліфонія
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

polifonice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολυφωνικοί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polyphonic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polyfoniska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polyfone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polyphonic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYPHONIC»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYPHONIC»

Discover the use of polyphonic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polyphonic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Polyphonic Federalism: Toward the Protection of Fundamental ...
Toward the Protection of Fundamental Rights Robert A. Schapiro. Polyphonic federalism accepts that reality. The challenge that polyphony addresses is how to use the interaction of state and federal power to promote important values.
Robert A. Schapiro, 2011
2
The Cultural Life of the Early Polyphonic Mass: Medieval ...
Kirkman sheds new light on the polyphonic Mass, exploring the hidden meanings within its music and its legacy today.
Andrew Kirkman, 2010
3
A catalogue of polyphonic songs, 1415-1480
The volume also includes brief descriptions of all the main sources as well as biographical entries for all the composers and poets (keyed to the main catalogue) and an extensive bibliography.
David Fallows, 1999
4
Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Talent
This book illuminates the connectedness of Dostoevsky's literary art with his philosophical and psychological brilliance. Dostoevsky wrote and thought polyphonically.
Joe E. Barnhart, 2005
5
Counterpoint: The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth ...
Features history of contrapuntal theory, technical features, "species" exercises in 2-, 3- and 4-part counterpoint; canon, motet, Mass, more. Includes many musical examples. New foreword by Alfred Mann. Introduction.
Knud Jeppesen, 1939
6
Polyphonic Thinking and the Divine
A polyphonic, then, is a variegated and discontinuous study that breaks with a tradition that desires continuity and unification, without being erratic. This volume is an exercise in polyphonic thinking.
Jim Kanaris, 2013
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The Language of the Modes: Studies in the History of ...
It codifies all known theoretical references to mode, all modally ordered musical sources, and all modally cyclic compositions. This book will be an invaluable source to scholars of early music.
Frans Wiering, 2013
8
Georgian Polyphonic Music: The Origins of Western Polyphony
Although the lands were materially abundant in the stories of the Greek poets, the peoples of the Caucasuses found their wealth through the culture they cultivated over the decades.
Nikolas Eristavi, 2011
9
Solzhenitsyn and Dostoevsky: a study in the polyphonic novel
The major novels of Solzhenitsyn are analyzed in terms of polyphonic structure, the use of many main characters, and compared with Dostoevsky's novels, which used a similar technique
Vladislav Krasnov, 1980
10
MIDI Power!, Second Edition: The Comprehensive Guide
Polyphonic Key Pressure or Polyphonic AFtertouch This Function is like Channel AFtertouch but determines the amount oF pressure you exercise on a series oF keys once they are pressed. The word polyphonic means that each note, or key, ...
Rod Gervais, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYPHONIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polyphonic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Neuroscientist and Composer Dave Soldier Releases Two …
Soldier's compositions incorporated R&B, punk rock, deep blues, hip-hop and noise into polyphonic chamber music, and that direction reached ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
2
Briefly in the arts
The headlining acts for the three-day festival are: Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros; Minus the Bear; the Polyphonic Spree; Thundercat; ... «Denton Record Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
The 10 best things to do in Corsica
Hear the sound of the real Corsica at a concert of traditional polyphonic singing. See corsica-isula.com/music.htm. 5. Take a boat trip to the Iles ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
UR president ready to engage, offer his skills
“I'm a polyphonic listener. I can listen to more than one conversation at a time.” There's no conductor in chamber music, he points out, which ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
5
Reach For The Sun. // Oaktopia Adds Polyphonic Spree, Eisley, Kim …
If the local music festival booking industry was as over-the-top as, say, professional boxing, we'd all have spent the last few weeks circling ... «Central Track, Jul 15»
6
Divining Moments: Manuel Göttsching
So on this empty Saturday afternoon on December 12th 1981 he popped into his studio to find his banks of polyphonic synths and sequencers quietly pulsating, ... «Clash Magazine, Jul 15»
7
San Francisco Agency Taps Sound Devices for Hidden-Camera …
It is capable of recording broadcast-quality WAV files (monophonic or polyphonic). | Print This Story. Latest Headlines. SVG Hits the Road: Live ... «Sports Video Group, Jul 15»
8
St. Catherine
Holter features on two tracks, but it's on the aforementioned "Church" where she and Mondanile's twin vocals ride on polyphonic keys. «Under the Radar Mag, Jul 15»
9
Flashback: 13 things we all remember from going to Stantonbury …
Polyphonic Ringtones: Remember when everybody would have polyphonic ringtones on their phones? Stantonbury students were always ... «oneMK, Jul 15»
10
Cuba Bids Last Farewell to Adriano Rodriguez
... singer also shared on the radio at the time, under the direction of Enrique Gonzalez Mántici, and then founded the National Polyphonic Choir, ... «Escambray, Jul 15»
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