polyphonic
polyphonic — 形容詞
1. made of several melody lines heard together, with each line moving separately in
複音的
多條旋律同時進行
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.
合唱團在春季音樂會上唱了一首複音的作品。
polyphonic + piece
In the old church, four voices formed a polyphonic sound.
在那座老教堂裡，四道歌聲交織出複音層次。
polyphonic + sound
The film opens with polyphonic singing from a distant street band.
這部電影一開始，就是遠處街頭樂團的複音歌聲。
The final chorus adds a polyphonic texture above the steady organ part.
最後的副歌在平穩的風琴聲部上加入了複音織體。
Music students compared polyphonic church music with a solo hymn.
音樂系學生把複音教會音樂和單聲聖歌拿來比較。
- 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.