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Recent Examples of polyphonic
Zivix reports that its algorithms can register complex playing techniques like polyphonic bends, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, tapping and muting.
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New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Byrd is the word: Revel in the polyphonic glories of William Byrd, perhaps the greatest and certainly most influential of all the English Renaissance composers, in a setting that surely would have felt home to him, as a composer of sacred songs.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The end result is a polyphonic spree of subcontinental flavors.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
Your music is a fusion of avant-garde pop, electronics, and polyphonic folk.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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New Atlas, 21 Aug. 2025
Byrd is the word: Revel in the polyphonic glories of William Byrd, perhaps the greatest and certainly most influential of all the English Renaissance composers, in a setting that surely would have felt home to him, as a composer of sacred songs.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
The end result is a polyphonic spree of subcontinental flavors.
—Jordan Michelman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 July 2025
Your music is a fusion of avant-garde pop, electronics, and polyphonic folk.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyphonic
Adjective
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In a harmonic convergence this year, the holiday falls on a Saturday, the busiest and most popular day of the week for weddings.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 2026
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The team noted that the figures represent new records for vacuum ultraviolet lasers generated via second harmonic generation.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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My introduction to homophonic translation came from my former teacher, Mónica de la Torre.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Jan. 2026
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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Between 2004 and 2018, Banks released three albums of orchestral pieces that enjoyed moderate acclaim in England.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Although his idols toured the awards circuit with a more traditional, orchestral score, Kangding doubled down on his dance music origins for Sirāt.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2026
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Chan worked hard, taking Chinese dance classes and rhythmic gymnastics, which translated well on ice.—
Peter Warren,
Houston Chronicle,
14 Feb. 2026
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Every morning, seahorses greet their other half by performing a rhythmic dance that can last minutes or even hours to strengthen their bond.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Sporting a deep brown lip, the singer’s beauty moment mirrored her tonal look.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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In addition, the film’s tonal extremes could divide viewers.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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Bach was lively, supple, and, especially in the Larghetto, generous in its songful musicality.—
Jeremy Eichler,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 Sep. 2022
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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But this edition is on clear vinyl with an exclusive lyric poster and gatefold jacket.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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But Record of the Year is not a pertinence or a lyric award.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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