Concept cluster: Communication > Polyphony
adj
(music) Of or pertaining to bitonality
n
(Chinese phonetics) Synonym of entering tone
adj
Alternative form of diazeuctic [(music, obsolete) Disjoining two fourths.]
n
Alternative form of dodecaphony [(music) 12-tone music, a form of composition using all 12 tones of the chromatic scale in such a way that they are "equal", i.e. having no tonic, no dominant, no major or minor keys, and no distinction between harmony and dissonance.]
adj
(of sound reproduction) In two channels.
adj
Having two tones.
n
(music) The simultaneous performance by a number of singers or musicians of two or more versions of the same melody.
adj
(of sound reproduction) In six channels.
adj
Relating to hymnography.
n
A person or object with multiple duties, abilities or characteristics, such as "writer-director", "actor-model", or "singer-songwriter".
adj
(music) Of, relating to, or written using microtones.
adj
monophonic
adj
pertaining to monody
adj
(music) That produces only a single tone
n
The use of a single pitch (sound frequency); lack of pitch variation.
adj
Capable of playing only one timbre at a time.
adj
(music) Divided into several movements.
n
(music) The sounding of two or more pitches simultaneously, either with the voice, or on an instrument that normally sounds only single notes.
n
(music) Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.
adj
(poetry, music) Involving more than one metre
n
(music) The use of multiple modes in a piece if music
adj
(obsolete, music) polyphonic
adj
(music) polyphonic
adj
(music) having two or more independent but harmonic melodies; contrapuntal
adj
polyphonic
n
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
adj
(music) Set to two or more texts simultaneously
adj
(music) That uses two or more tonalities simultaneously.
n
A polyphonic ringtone
n
(music) The production, by the voice, of sounds of three different pitches simultaneously
n
mastertone
adj
(archaic) Having two tongues; double-tongued; two-tongued; (by extension) deceitful.
n
screentone

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