Polyphonic compositions started in about the Baroque period, with Bach and Handel.
Monophonic compositions-Medieval, one simple melody.
Homophonic compositions-Reneissance, one melody accompanied by chords.
Polyphonic compositions-Baroque, many melodies at the same time, SATB (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) compositions start.
Technically, no. Polyphony only means that you can play that many number of notes at the same time, so if your digital piano has a 64-note polyphony, it can play as much as 64 notes at a time. 128 notes for a 128-note polyphony. 64-notes is plenty for most people, and it's usually cheaper than 128.
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Polyphony Digital's population is 140.
A: A style of early polyphony.
Polyphony Digital was created on 1998-04-02.
New York Polyphony was created in 2006.
Polyphony Digital was created on 1998-04-02.
A defining characteristic of polyphony is that the independence and equality of simultaneous melodic lines.
No. Polyphony is combining melodies at the same time. Mashups are melodies that are played at different times.
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International Research Center for Traditional Polyphony was created in 2003.
Yes, polyphony was used during the Middle Ages. We do not have any real idea of when polyphony was introduced, but the earliest texts describing it date to the Early Middle Ages. By the end of the Middle Ages, it was highly developed. There is a link below to an article on polyphony, beginning at the section on its origins.
Technically, no. Polyphony only means that you can play that many number of notes at the same time, so if your digital piano has a 64-note polyphony, it can play as much as 64 notes at a time. 128 notes for a 128-note polyphony. 64-notes is plenty for most people, and it's usually cheaper than 128.
A. Tillman Merritt has written: 'Sixteenth-century polyphony' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, History, Music, Music theory, Theory 'Sixteenth-century polyphony' -- subject(s): Counterpoint, Polyphony