polyphonic music

Noun

Meaning

music arranged in parts for several voices or instruments

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

polyphony contrapuntal concerted music

Antonyms

monody monophonic music

Hypernyms

music

Hyponyms

counterpoint

Examples

As a whole, the first eight books of madrigals show the enormous development from Renaissance polyphonic music to the monodic style typical of Baroque music. Source: Internet

Carter 1991, 128. The word Mannerism has also been used to describe the style of highly florid and contrapuntally complex polyphonic music made in France in the late 14th century. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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