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  2. Polyphony and monophony in instruments - Wikipedia

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    A monophonic synthesizer or monosynth is a synthesizer that produces only one note at a time, making it smaller and cheaper than a polyphonic synthesizer which can play multiple notes at once. This does not necessarily refer to a synthesizer with a single oscillator ; the Minimoog , for example, has three oscillators which are settable in ...

  3. Paraphony - Wikipedia

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    When the third note (B) is played, a similar situation occurs. The previously-held C and F# return to full "attack" volume alongside, giving the false impression all three notes were hit simultaneously in a chord-like manner. (While this demonstrates how the Volca Keys chooses to handle paraphony, other methods for doing so are also possible).

  4. List of classical music genres - Wikipedia

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    Ambrosian chant – Monophonic liturgical music used in the liturgy of the Ambrosian Rite. Ballade – French poetic-musical form. Ballata – Medieval Italian poetry accompanied by music. Canso – Song of troubadour tradition. Cantiga – Monophonic song of Spanish or Portuguese origin, often about religious themes or courtly love.

  5. Monophony - Wikipedia

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    This melody for the traditional song "Pop Goes the Weasel" is monophonic as long as it is performed without chordal accompaniment. [1]Play ⓘ. In music, monophony is the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody (or "tune"), typically sung by a single singer or played by a single instrument player (e.g., a flute player) without accompanying harmony or chords.

  6. Polyphony - Wikipedia

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    Polyphony (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ f ə n i / pə-LIF-ə-nee) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ().

  7. Plainsong - Wikipedia

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    The monophonic chants of plainsong have a non-metric rhythm, [3] which is generally considered freer than the metered rhythms of later Western music. [3] They are also traditionally sung without musical accompaniment , though recent scholarship has unearthed a widespread custom of accompanied chant that transcended religious and geographical ...

  8. Monaural sound - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of monaural sound. Monaural sound or monophonic sound (often shortened to mono) is sound intended to be heard as if it were emanating from one position. [1] This contrasts with stereophonic sound or stereo, which uses two separate audio channels to reproduce sound from two microphones on the right and left side, which is reproduced with two separate loudspeakers to give a sense of ...

  9. Ars nova - Wikipedia

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    Stylistically, the music of the ars nova differed from the preceding era in several ways. Developments in notation allowed notes to be written with greater rhythmic independence, shunning the limitations of the rhythmic modes which prevailed in the thirteenth century; secular music acquired much of the polyphonic sophistication previously found only in sacred music; and new techniques and ...