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Polyphony

Polyphony (/pəˈlɪfəni/ pə-LIF-ə-nee) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice (monophony) or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

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Origins of written polyphony

European polyphony

Caucasus region

Oceania

Africa

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Polyphony

Nodes136
Edges135
Triples151
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014706
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Polyphony

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related to Balkan region · 26
Polyphony → Albania, AlbaniaIzvika, Bansko, Bistritsa Babi, Bosnia, Byzantine, Croatia, Europe, Greece, Gusle, Herzegovina, HerzegovinaBosnian, HerzegovinaEpirote, HerzegovinaGanga, Iso-polyphony, It, Montenegro, Nedelino, Pirin Macedonia, Podrinje
related to Georgia · 19
Polyphony → Alilo, Byzantine, Christian, Christmas Carols, Eastern Georgia, Georgia, Georgian, Humanity, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Kakheti, Naduri, Popular, Republic, Some, Svaneti, The, The Chakrulo, There, UNESCO
related to Africa · 15
Polyphony → African Pygmies, Aka, Bantu, East African, In Burundi, Maasai, Numerous Sub-Saharan African, Other Central African, San, The, The Dorze, Wagogo, West Africa, While, Zulu
related to Oceania · 15
Polyphony → Dani, Europeans, Guadalcanal, Manus Island, Many, Moni, New Guinea Highlands, Oceania, Parts, Polynesia, Polynesian, Solomon Islands, The, Western, Yali
related to External links · 13
Polyphony → Albania, Ancient, BBC Radio, Caucasus, Fifteenth, Georgia, Intonation, Iso-Polyphony, Pygmy Polyphony African Pygmy, Routes, Sixteenth Century PolyphonyWorld Routes, Southern Albania, Thirteenth-Century PolyphonyTuning
related to Corsica · 10
Polyphony → Additionally, After, Corsica, In, Paghjella, The French, There, This, To, Traditionally
related to Origins of written polyphony · 10
Polyphony → Although, British Library, Germany, Musica, Rather, Saint Boniface, Scolica, The Winchester Troper, These, Western
related to Antecedents · 8
Polyphony → According, Cultural Model, Europe, Evolutionary Model, Most, Oceania, Saharan Africa, There
related to Chechens and Ingushes · 8
Polyphony → Caucasian, Chechen, Georgia, Ingush, Intervals, North Caucasian, Only, The
related to Historical context · 8
Polyphony → During, English, European, In, Léonin, Pérotin, Sumer, The

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polyphonic music singing western counterpoint also drone musical traditional traditions parallel century sacred use southern tradition parts part one written

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
fugueinstance ofBaroque forms0.80text
which might be called polyphonicinstance ofBaroque forms0.80text
are usually described instead as contrapuntalinstance ofBaroque forms0.80text
Léonininstance ofcomposers0.80text
Pérotin developed the organum that had been introduced centuries earlierinstance ofcomposers0.80text
and added a thirdinstance ofcomposers0.80text
fourth voice to the now homophonic chantinstance ofcomposers0.80text
the United Kingdominstance ofuntil it again began to grow a following throughout the United States and even in places0.80text
Germanyinstance ofuntil it again began to grow a following throughout the United States and even in places0.80text
Polandinstance ofuntil it again began to grow a following throughout the United States and even in places0.80text
and Australiainstance ofuntil it again began to grow a following throughout the United States and even in places0.80text
among others.Balkan regionPolyphonic singing is traditional folk singing of this part of southern Europeinstance ofuntil it again began to grow a following throughout the United States and even in places0.80text

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