Look up polyphony, polyphonic, monophony, or monophonic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Polyphony is a property of musical instruments that means that...

sections using monophony, heterophony (two singers or instrumentalists doing varied versions of the same melody together), polyphony (two or more singers...

Sample of polyphony A bar from J.S. Bach's "Fugue No.17 in A flat," BWV 862, from Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (Part I), a famous example of contrapuntal...

Europe and Asia, Georgia is also the home of a variety of urban singing styles with a mixture of native polyphony, Middle Eastern monophony and late European...

also refer to: Polyphony (choir) Polyphony (literature) Polyphony (Russian Orthodox liturgy) Polyphony and monophony in instruments Polyphony Digital, a Sony...

equal-voice polyphony (in which similar lines move with rhythmic and melodic independence to form an even texture) and monophony (in which all parts move in unison...

only instruments or both voices and instruments (typically with the instruments accompanying the voices). The medieval period saw the creation and adaptation...

be regarded as a kind of complex monophony in which there is only one basic melody, but realized at the same time in multiple voices, each of which plays...

includes chord-playing instruments (e.g., electric guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, or other keyboard instruments), a bass instrument (typically electric...

characterized by formality and complexity in its musical form and harmonic organization, particularly with the use of polyphony. Since at least the ninth...

singing in Lithuania connected with ethnographical regions: monophony, multi-voiced homophony, heterophony and polyphony. Monophony mostly occurs in southern...

is near death. Open vocals with monophony are common in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, though polyphony also occurs (this the only area of...

continues into medieval music where polyphony, staff notation and nascent forms of many modern instruments developed. In addition to religion or the lack...

cultural isolation and low population. Open vocals with monophony are common in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, though polyphony also occurs (this...

ISBN 0-13-049346-5. Anon.: "Monophony", Grove Music Online, edited by Deane L. Root (subscription required). Copland, Aaron. (1957). What to Listen for in Music, revised...

Several built-in effects, including a tempo delay, distortion, phaser, and chorus/flanger. Polyphony, monophony, and legato voices. Unison and portamento...

three ancient styles of singing in Lithuania connected with ethnographical regions: monophony, heterophony and polyphony. Folk song genres: Sutartinės (Multipart...

of Monophony. He supported himself during this time doing a variety of jobs, including teaching piano, proofreading, and working as a sailor. In New...

the monophony of Gregorian chants to the complicated polyphonies of madrigals and other music of the few centuries before 1500. The next shift in musical...

from each section of the band and has many tuttis, giving students practice in blending with other instruments and in matching the timbre across the...

eastern monophony and western polyphony; respecting western harmonic structures while also expressing the inspiring flavour of eastern ragas. In 1988, he...

singing in Lithuania connected with ethnographical regions: monophony, multi-voiced homophony, heterophony and polyphony. Monophony mostly occurs in southern...

musical modes in plainsong (e.g. Gregorian chant) and monophony; and it closes with an extended study of the use of modes in polyphony. The most significant...

continental developments. Monophony was replaced from the fourteenth century by the Ars Nova, a movement that developed in France and then Italy, replacing...

bypass the historical categories of monophony, polyphony and heterophony and to create musical textures with all elements in a constant flux. Central to this...

choristers and priests. From the thirteenth century, Scottish church music was increasingly influenced by continental developments. Monophony was replaced...

a real polyphony, but rather a heterophony, representing monophony or a “ragged unison”, where the melody of one instrument is accompanied and embellished...

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Western polyphony. Gregorian chant was traditionally sung by choirs of men and boys in churches, or by women and men of religious orders in their chapels...

and new instruments. His music emphasized monophony and corporeality, in contrast to the abstract, polyphonic music prevalent at the time. His earliest...