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po·lypho·ny [pəˈlɪfəni] N no pl MUS

polyphony

Polyfonie f spec

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Polyphony has two or more independent melodic voices. en.wikipedia.org

Furthermore, a density chart is used in the same way to add polyphony to the piece. en.wikipedia.org

By 1470 and continuing into the 16th century, companies had established choirs of around five to eleven singers who could perform three- or four-part polyphony. en.wikipedia.org

Polyphony stayed the same - again 4,6 and 8-voice models were offered. en.wikipedia.org

The most prominent limitation was the synthesizer's polyphony of only 4 voices. en.wikipedia.org

A total of 16 oscillators were offered, leading to a maximum 16-note polyphony (using only single-oscillator patches). en.wikipedia.org

This reduced to 8-note polyphony when using double oscillator programs. en.wikipedia.org

In performance, 3 or 4 instrumentalists would improvise the polyphony based on this tenor. en.wikipedia.org

Eight-part polyphony was discovered here in the 1990s. en.wikipedia.org

It also features 64 note polyphony, being one of the first commercial synthesisers to do so. en.wikipedia.org

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