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Definitions of homophony in various dictionaries:
noun - the same pronunciation for words of different origins
noun - part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style)
The quality or condition of being homophonic.
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Many work hard on vessel without music |
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May 20 2003 The Times - Cryptic |
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The quality or condition of being homophonic. |
Homophonic music. |
part music with one dominant voice (in a homophonic style) |
the same pronunciation for words of different origins |
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In music, homophony (; Greek: , homóphnos, from , homós, "same" and , phn, "sound, tone") is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional strands that flesh out the harmony and often provide rhythmic contrast. This differentiation of roles contrasts with equal-voice polyphony (in which similar lines move with rhythmic and melodic independence to form an even texture) and monophony (in which all parts move in unison or octaves). Historically, homophony and its differentiated roles for parts emerged in tandem with tonality, which gave distinct harmonic functions to the soprano, bass and inner voices. * A homophonic texture may be homorhythmic, which means that all parts have the same rhythm. Chorale texture is another variant of homophony. The most common type of homophony is melody-dominated homophony, in which one voice, often the highest, plays a distinct melody, and the accompanying voices work together to articulate an underlying harmony.Initially, in Ancie |