English edit

Etymology edit

non- +‎ polyphonic

Adjective edit

nonpolyphonic (not comparable)

  1. Not polyphonic.
    • 1996, Fred Lerdahl, Ray Jackendoff, A generative theory of tonal music:
      ...should the subsidiary woodwind line receive a separate group, or should we maintain the principle of nonpolyphonic grouping analyses?
    • 2000, Robert W. Gutman, Mozart: A Cultural Biography:
      This so-called monody or vocal solo accompanied by nonpolyphonic harmony had become the basis of opera...
    • 2008, Kia Ng, Paolo Nesi, Interactive Multimedia Music Technologies:
      For example, a music scenario could consist of a note not belonging to a chord, that is, nonpolyphonic, and with a height set within a certain range.