polyphony

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The children have their own afflictions, as does the husband-to-be, all shared in a polyphony of severed tongues.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023

He fell particularly hard for Léonin and Pérotin, two of the first named composers, who in Paris in the late 12th and early 13th centuries pushed Western sacred music into polyphony.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Later, polyphony became increasingly common – when two, three or four voices would each sing different melodies, adding to the complexity of the sound.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

Soon the others start to sing, too, their voices overlapping to create a rapturous polyphony.

From Scientific American • May 23, 2022

Traditionally, vocal music is more likely to be described as polyphony and instrumental music is more likely to be described as counterpoint.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones