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Definition of Homophony
1. Noun. The same pronunciation for words of different origins.
2. Noun. Part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style).
Definition of Homophony
1. n. Sameness of sound.
Definition of Homophony
1. Noun. (music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords. ¹
2. Noun. The quality of being homophonous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Homophony
1. [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homophony
Literary usage of Homophony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nature of Music: Original Harmony in One Voice by Julius Klauser (1909)
"homophony or Music in One Voice The term homophony is used in these pages strictly in
... The material for the evolutional study of homophony is complete. ..."
2. How to Understand Music: A Concise Course in Musical Intelligence and Taste by William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1881)
"In essence and trend there is no difference between the homophony of to-day and
... homophony is the one and only form common to all music past and present. ..."
3. Human Behavior: In Relation to the Study of Educational, Social, and Ethical by Stewart Paton (1921)
"Although the word homophony refers only to the phenomena of sound, it has been
suggested that its use be extended to include such reactions as may also ..."
4. Famous Composers and Their Works by Philip Hale, Louis Charles Elson (1900)
"The early Christian songs were all given in this manner. homophony is ...
Briefly stated, homophony signifies harmony; polyphony signifies counterpoint. ..."
5. The Sexual Question: A Scientific, Psychological, Hygenic and Sociological Study by Auguste Forel (1908)
"Semon also shows that the phenomena of regeneration in the embryo, as well as
those of the adult, obey the law of the mneme. homophony.—The terms engram and ..."
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