Polyphonic is an English word with synonyms like letter or music. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Polyphonic in a sentence
Polyphonic meaning
- Of or relating to polyphony.
- Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies.
- Able to play more than one musical note at the same time.
Synonyms of Polyphonic
Using Polyphonic
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to polyphony. | Having two or more independent but harmonic melodies. | Able to play more than one musical note at the same time.
- Useful related words include: letter, alphabetic character, polyphonous, music.
- In the example corpus, polyphonic often appears in combinations such as: polyphonic singing, albanian polyphonic, polyphonic synthesiser.
Context around Polyphonic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 12 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyphonic
- In this selection, "polyphonic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, albanian, skrapar, prototype, singing, synthesiser and music stand out and add context to how "polyphonic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a prototype polyphonic synthesiser produced and albanian polyphonic singing can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyphonic" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyphonic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His Absalon fili mi is a polyphonic lamentation from David's perspective on the death of his son. (18 words)
History of music theory, books I and II: polyphonic theory to the sixteenth century, Book 1. Da Capo Press. (19 words)
Emerson also used a prototype polyphonic synthesiser produced by Moog, which was the test bed for the Moog Polymoog polyphonic synthesiser. (21 words)
Compared to the new polyphonic synthesizers being marketed at the same time, it was limited in scope and sound, and very few units were sold. citation The final Rhodes produced by the original company was the Mk V in 1984. (40 words)
As the technology improved, polyphonic and often orchestral soundtracks replaced simple monophonic melodies starting in the late 1980s and the soundtracks to popular games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series began to be released separately. (38 words)
In 1772, Haydn completed his Opus 20 set of six string quartets, in which he deployed the polyphonic techniques he had gathered from the previous Baroque era to provide structural coherence capable of holding together his melodic ideas. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Balkan region Albanian polyphonic folk group wearing qeleshe and fustanella in Skrapar Polyphonic singing in the Balkans is traditional folk singing of this part of southern Europe.
Emerson also used a prototype polyphonic synthesiser produced by Moog, which was the test bed for the Moog Polymoog polyphonic synthesiser.
In Dallas' Lakewood neighborhood, you'll find the home of Polyphonic Spree's and Tripping Daisy's Tim DeLaughter, and his family, who moved into the space in 2006.
A group of two men and two women sung and danced to Polyphonic music traditions of the Tibetan minority of China.
Albanian polyphonic singing can be divided into two major stylistic groups as performed by the Tosks and Labs of southern Albania.
Applications polyphonic note separation One of the practical applications being researched in this area is medical imaging of the brain with magnetoencephalography (MEG).
Arrangements of popular music for small a cappella ensembles typically include one voice singing the lead melody, one singing a rhythmic bass line, and the remaining voices contributing chordal or polyphonic accompaniment.
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.
As the technology improved, polyphonic and often orchestral soundtracks replaced simple monophonic melodies starting in the late 1980s and the soundtracks to popular games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series began to be released separately.
Balkan drone music is described as polyphonic due to Balkan musicians using a literal translation of the Greek polyphōnos ('many voices').
Bow) is a convex curved bow which, unlike the ordinary bow, renders possible polyphonic playing on the various strings of the instrument.
By the middle of the 15th century, composers wrote richly polyphonic sacred music, in which different melody lines were interwoven simultaneously.
Compared to the new polyphonic synthesizers being marketed at the same time, it was limited in scope and sound, and very few units were sold. citation The final Rhodes produced by the original company was the Mk V in 1984.
Each region in Georgia has its own traditional music; polyphonic dialogue over a bass background and ostinato-like soloists in the east, complex improvised harmonies in the west, and solid moving chords in Svaneti.
From this changing society emerged a common, unifying musical language, in particular the polyphonic style (this means music with multiple, independent melody lines performed simultaneously) of the Franco-Flemish school.
Furthermore, this kind of polyphony influenced all subsequent styles, with the later polyphonic genera of motets starting as a trope of existing Notre Dame organums.
His Absalon fili mi is a polyphonic lamentation from David's perspective on the death of his son.
History of music theory, books I and II: polyphonic theory to the sixteenth century, Book 1. Da Capo Press.
However, the first commercial digital synthesizer to be released would be the Australian Fairlight company's Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) in 1979, as the first practical polyphonic digital synthesizer/sampler system.
In 1772, Haydn completed his Opus 20 set of six string quartets, in which he deployed the polyphonic techniques he had gathered from the previous Baroque era to provide structural coherence capable of holding together his melodic ideas.
Common combinations with polyphonic
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: