polyphony

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The children have their own afflictions, as does the husband-to-be, all shared in a polyphony of severed tongues.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023

“The shock was so huge, absolutely huge,” Pichon said, recalling the thrill of singing polyphony in a stone building, rather than practicing his violin alone.

From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Later, polyphony became increasingly common – when two, three or four voices would each sing different melodies, adding to the complexity of the sound.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2022

Soon the others start to sing, too, their voices overlapping to create a rapturous polyphony.

From Scientific American • May 23, 2022

So in fourteenth-century polyphony, the perfect fifth, the perfect fourth and the octave comprised the vast majority of note combinations, or chords, on offer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall