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Polyphony vs Polyphon - What's the difference?

polyphony | polyphon |

As nouns the difference between polyphony and polyphon

is that polyphony is 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) while polyphon is a wooden cased music box. Most were manufactured in Germany.

polyphony

English

(wikipedia polyphony)

Noun

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  • (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).

    • Derived terms

    * polyphonic

    See also

    * organum * heterophony

    polyphon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wooden cased music box. Most were manufactured in Germany.

    • References

    * The Stuff of Radio , by Lance Sieveking Cassell and Company Limited: 1934.[http://books.google.com/books?ei=gWxfR7KoGo6eswOLqMW4Bg&id=2iw1AAAAMAAJ&dq=polyphon+music&q=polyphon&pgis=1] * (Polyphon as manufacturer) Creativity and Innovation in the Music Industry , by Peter Tschmuck. Springer: 2006, page 66.[http://books.google.com/books?id=OHH5qeZ7wVMC&pg=PA66&dq=polyphon&ei=UmtfR8SWIKCwtgPc1uHFBg&sig=4Q5beypZK-a9LgWdvxnZkAbjsb0]