polyphonic
polyphonic — adjective
1. made of several melody lines heard together, with each line moving separately in
made of several melody lines heard together, with each line moving separately inside one piece of music
The choir sang a polyphonic piece at the spring concert.
polyphonic + piece
In the old church, four voices formed a polyphonic sound.
polyphonic + sound
The film opens with polyphonic singing from a distant street band.
The final chorus adds a polyphonic texture above the steady organ part.
Music students compared polyphonic church music with a solo hymn.
- contrapuntal
more technical and often used when discussing how separate lines are written against each other
- multi-part
broader and less exact; several parts may be present without true independent melodies
- layered
a general word for sounds built in levels, not specifically a music-theory term
- monophonic
used when there is only one melody line
- unison
describes voices or instruments sounding the same tune together
文法句型
polyphonic music
polyphonic singing
be polyphonic
用法筆記
Most often used with nouns such as music, singing, texture, piece, and sound. Distinguish from monophonic, which has only one melody line at a time.