Music vs Polyphony - What's the difference?
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A sound, or the study of such sounds, organized in time.
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An art form, created by organizing of pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using and sometimes singing
A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.
To seduce or entice with music.
(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).
As nouns the difference between music and polyphony
is that music is musician while polyphony is (music) musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).music
Alternative forms
* musick (archaic) * musicke (obsolete) * musique (obsolete)Noun
(en-noun)Ian Sample
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Synonyms
* melody * vibeDerived terms
* background music * chamber music * chin music * concrete music * country music * elevator music * face the music * fill music * hillbilly music * incidental music * musical * musicality * musically * music box * music drama * music hall * musician, muso * musicing * musicless * music of the spheres * music to someone's ears * musicologist * musicology * pop music * program music * set to music * sheet music * soul music * world musicSee also
* *MusicNovatory: the science of music encyclopedia*