Polyphonic

Polyphony

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contrapuntal writing

Imitation

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Theory

Imitation is common in polyphonic writing and helps create coherence between voices. In classical guitar arrangements, imitat…

Polychoral

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a term used to describe the writing of music in which in a single work distinct choirs of voices and/or instruments are set v…

Part-writing

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essense of polyphonic music

Bassus

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the lowest part in a polyphonic composition

Cantus

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Latin

melody at the top of a polyphonic piece, often set over a tenor line

Continuous imitation

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Renaissance polyphonic style where subjects move between the lines or voices, often overlapping one another

Eclecticism

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a term applied to a composer's style when he is writing in an atypical manner