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'''Polyphony''', from the [[Greek]]: “''many-sounding''” commonly refers to music where two or more strands are played or sung simultaneously (as opposed to “monophonic”: “''single-sounding''".) The parts of the music move independently of each other, but still remain as an harmonic whole.  

'''Polyphony''', from the [[Greek]]: “''many-sounding''”, commonly refers to music where two or more strands are played or sung simultaneously (as opposed to “monophonic”: “''single-sounding''"). The parts of the music move independently of each other, but still remain as an harmonic whole.  

The polyphonic era in Western music is considered to be during the late [[medieval]] and [[renaissance]] periods. The late renaissance, with the choral works of [[Palestrina]], [[Lassus]] and others is thought of as the polyphonic “golden age”.  

The polyphonic era in Western music is considered to be during the late [[medieval]] and [[Renaissance]] periods. The late Renaissance, with the choral works of [[Palestrina]], [[Lassus]] and others is thought of as the polyphonic “golden age”.  

It was an early form of [[counterpoint]], that would reach its highest expression in the great fugues and other works of [[Bach]] and [[Handel]].

It was an early form of [[counterpoint]] that would reach its highest expression in the great fugues and other works of [[Bach]] and [[Handel]].

With electronic synthesisers polyphony refers to the ability to play more than a single note simultaneously.   

With electronic synthesisers polyphony refers to the ability to play more than a single note simultaneously.   

[[Category: Musical terms]]

[[Category: Musical terms]]