Definition of Homophony. Meaning of Homophony. Synonyms of Homophony

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Definition of Homophony

Homophony
Homophony Ho*moph"o*ny, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homophonie.] 1. Sameness of sound. 2. (Mus.) (a) Sameness of sound; unison. (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See Homophonous.

Meaning of Homophony from wikipedia

- In music, homophony (/həˈmɒf(ə)niː, hoʊ-/;, Gr****: ὁμόφωνος, homóphōnos, from ὁμός, homós, "same" and φωνή, phōnē, "sound, tone") is a texture in which...
- Look up homophony in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Homophony and Homophonic are from the Gr**** ὁμόφωνος (homóphōnos), literally 'same sounding,' from...
- Latin ālam) was altered with the silent letter s due to its historical homophony with isle (Old French isle, Latin īnsulam) in both French and English...
- Bach's style is his extensive use of counterpoint, as opposed to the homophony used in his four-part chorale settings, for example. Bach's canons, and...
- In the theory of writing systems, homophony (from the Gr****: ὁμός, homós, "same" and Gr****: φωνή, phōnē, "sound") refers to the presence or use of different...
- texture than the Baroque music which preceded it. The main style was homophony, where a prominent melody and a subordinate chordal accompaniment part...
- Lutheran hymn Anglican church music Exclusive psalmody Anglican chant Homophony vs. Polyphony Liturgies Reformed worship Calvin's liturgy Formula missae...
- (monophony) or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony). Within the context of the Western musical tradition, the term polyphony...
- Epidendrum macrocarpum, widely known as Epidendrum schomburgkii, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum, and the largest-flowering crucifix orchid...
- This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...