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::::Okay - but I thought a heterophony is a closeted gay .... ;-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:11, 27 May 2009 (EDT) | ::::Okay - but I thought a heterophony is a closeted gay .... ;-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 17:11, 27 May 2009 (EDT) | ||
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Are the elaborate fugue parts in Bach's WTT heterophonic? --Ed Poor Talk 18:21, 25 May 2009 (EDT)
- No, they're polyphonic. The difference is, heterophony is based on a single melody with several ornamented versions going on at once, whereas polyphony means several fully distinctive melodies. JDWpianist 18:33, 25 May 2009 (EDT)
- Actually that's still polyphony, because different voices are singing different things at the same time. Heterophony is more like a kind of "enhanced unison," where everyone is singing basically the same thing at the same time, but slightly different versions. JDWpianist 17:05, 27 May 2009 (EDT)
- That just made my day! :) JDWpianist 17:26, 27 May 2009 (EDT)