Category:Polyphony

Po*lyph"o*ny, n. Etym: [gr.

1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.

2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal Sign.

3. (mus.)

Defn: composition in mutually related, equally important parts which Share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed to Homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others Filling out the harmony. See counterpoint.