polyphonically
With multiple voices
In a polyphonic manner—with multiple independent melodic lines sounding simultaneously rather than a single melody with accompaniment.
The term applies primarily to music: The choir sang polyphonically, each voice part weaving its own melodic line.
It extends to any medium where distinct voices or elements operate independently yet harmoniously: The novel unfolds polyphonically, shifting between narrators.
Organized group of singers
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- voicesSounds producing speech
- acapellaVocal music, no instruments
- cantataVocal work with instruments
motet · madrigal · anthem · oratorio · requiem · mass · carol · gospel
Simultaneous independent melodies
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- canonAccepted authoritative works
- roundCurved like circle
- imitationCopy of the original
invention · interweaving · subject · answer · episode · exposition · development · inversion
Having multiple levels
- interwovenLaced through one another
- homophonySame-sounding different words
- textureSurface tactile quality
- denseClosely packed together
intricate · overlapping · simultaneous · independent · melodic lines · stratified · complex · richly
choir
Organized group of singers
cantata · motet · madrigal · anthem · oratorio · requiem · mass · carol · gospel · hymn
counterpoint
Simultaneous independent melodies
imitation · invention · interweaving · subject · answer · episode · exposition · development · inversion · retrograde
layered
Having multiple levels
- interwovenLaced through one another
- homophonySame-sounding different words
- textureSurface tactile quality
dense · intricate · overlapping · simultaneous · independent · melodic lines · stratified · complex · richly · elaborately
polyphonicallyhomophonically
In a same-sounding manner
in unison · melodically · in one voice · with one voice · simply
polyphonicallysimply
In plain terms
plainly · uniformly · singularly · monotonously · one-dimensionally