Lexic.us

Definition of Polyphonic

1. Adjective. Having two or more phonetic values. "Polyphonic letters such as `a'"

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characterized by polyphony. "Polyphonic traditions of the baroque"

3. Adjective. Having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together.

Definition of Polyphonic

1. a. Having a multiplicity of sounds.

Definition of Polyphonic

1. Adjective. of, or relating to polyphony ¹

2. Adjective. (music) having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of an electronic device) able to play more than one musical note at the same time ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polyphonic

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyphonic

polyphenyl polyphenylalanine polyphenylene polyphenylene oxide polyphenylene vinylene polyphenylenes polyphenylenevinylene polyphenylenevinylenes polyphiloprogenitive polyphloisbic

polyphloretin phosphate polyphobia polyphon polyphone polyphones polyphonic (current term) polyphonic letter polyphonic music polyphonic prose polyphonic ringtone

polyphonic ringtones polyphonically polyphonies polyphonism polyphonisms polyphonist polyphonists polyphonous polyphonously polyphons

Literary usage of Polyphonic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"The polyphonic and Monophonic Styles.—Students frequently express surprise that the complicated polyphonic or contrapuntal system, which began to take shape ..."

2. On the Sensations of Tone as a Physiological Basis for the Theory of Music by Hermann von Helmholtz (1912)
"The second stage of musical development is the polyphonic music of the middle ... polyphonic music proper was its issue. Different voices, each proceeding ..."

3. University Musical Encyclopedia by Louis Charles Elson (1910)
"CHAPTER XVII THE MASS (CONTINUED) The Decline of polyphonic Music—Rules for Performance in the Sistine Chapel—Ceremonial of the Solemn Mass ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"While it is certain that as early as the fifteenth century instruments besides the organ were used in connexion with polyphonic liturgical compositions, ..."

5. The Study of the History of Music: With an Annotated Guide to Music Literature by Edward Dickinson (1908)
"... VI BEGINNINGS OF polyphonic MUSIC • POPULAR MUSIC IN THE MIDDLE AGES THE music of the Christian church has passed through three great typical phases, ..."

6. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"THE ART OF polyphonic PLAYING BY BERNARD BOEKELMAN The Singing Tone—Two Fundamental Touches, ... This vocal touch is inseparable from fine polyphonic ..."

7. The Appreciation of Music by Thomas Whitney Surette, Daniel Gregory Mason (1907)
"THE polyphonic MUSIC OF BACH. WE have seen in the last chapter some typical ... This led to what is called the "polyphonic," or "many-voiced" style. ..."

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