Krzysztof Penderecki

With Orff it is text, text, text - the music always subordinate. Not so with me. In 'Magnificat,' the text is important, but in some places I'm writing just music and not caring about text. Sometimes I'm using extremely complicated polyphony where the text is completely buried. So no, I am not another Orff, and I'm not primitive.

Polish Composer

Ludovico Einaudi

In a soundtrack, you are in a way always relating with... a combination of different languages. It has to have the same path and same rhythm. Sometimes it's a polyphony of languages that have to work together in some way. With musical projects alone, you can be more free.

Italian Composer

Steven Price

For me, anything can be music! I can get huge enjoyment and be moved totally by the purity and perfection of some Renaissance polyphony, but equally I can feel emotion in the expectant hum of a big old guitar amp just before the strings are hit.

Musician

Charles Petzold

All modern MIDI synthesizers are capable of polyphony, which means they can play more than one note at a time and more than one instrument at a time.

American Businessman

Roy Lichtenstein

I'm trying to make paintings like giant musical chords, with a polyphony of colours that is nuts but works.

American Artist

Gyorgy Ligeti

In my piano concerto I developed this polyphony to much higher complexity.

Hungarian Composer

Richard Morris

As for sacred polyphony, there is no reason to be afraid of it.

English Clergyman

Polyphony adds depth to music, creating intricate sound layers that interact harmoniously.

Music Complexity

Polyphony is different from singing or playing in unison; it involves different melodies happening together.

Not Unison

Polyphony in traditional music can reflect a culture's heritage and social unity.

Cultural Heritage

Polyphony in language shows how one sound can change meaning based on spoken context.

Linguistic Variation

Polyphony may cause non-native speakers to perceive different accents within a single language.

Accent Differences

Polyphony introduces pronunciation challenges, as one letter can have multiple sounds.

Pronunciation Challenges

Polyphony in literature allows exploration of a story from multiple viewpoints, offering depth.

Diverse Perspectives

Using polyphony can make a narrative richer and more relatable by showing different sides of a story.

Narrative Richness

Polyphony helps develop characters fully by presenting their distinct voices and backgrounds.

Character Development

 the night sky the howl was a style called polyphony music of many independently moving voices that suggested the way the planet seemed to move in ptolemies geocentric universe this was truly the music of the spheres

Music and emotion...

 as could be seen in the design of the night sky. The 'how' was a style called polyphony, music of many independently moving voices that suggested the way the planets seemed to move in Ptolemy's geocentric universe.