Sinhala Dictionary definitions for polyphony
polyphony 🔊 /pʌlɪˈfʌni/
polyphony : බහුතාල නාදය
polyphony : බහුස්වනය
polyphony definition
Noun.
- Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo.
- Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
- 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.