polifonia

polifonía.

(Del gr. πολυφωνία, mucha voz).

1. f. Mús. Conjunto de sonidos simultáneos en que cada uno expresa su idea musical, pero formando con los demás un todo armónico.
Fuente: Diccionario de la Real Academia Española

2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign.
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3. (Mus.) Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal
composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody
is given to one part only, the others filling out the
harmony. See {Counterpoint}.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English