Alvaro Enrigue

In 'Where the Air is Clear', Carlos Fuentes composed a polyphonic portrait of Mexico City amid the growth and modernization brought on by the economic boom of the 1950s. The novel can be read as a jazz interpretation - free and in a Mexican key - of John Dos Passos' 'Manhattan Transfer'.

American Author

Andres Segovia

The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.

Spanish Musician

Polyphonic describes music with multiple independent melodies. It's sophisticated and requires focus to fully appreciate.

Music Complexity

In choral music, 'polyphonic' indicates that different vocal parts are sung simultaneously.

Choral Layers

Some cultures specialize in polyphonic singing, a tradition passed down for generations.

Cultural Heritage

'Polyphonic' in computing reflects an advancement where devices can output multiple sounds at once.

Tech Innovation

In video games, polyphonic sound creates a more realistic and immersive experience.

Gaming Audio

Polyphonic technology in devices often requires more advanced hardware for multi-sound processing.

Multitasking Hardware

 the men pound out a cloth out of a special tree, and the women, who are also the praise singers, paint interweaving patterns that are the same in structure as the polyphonic structures that they use in their singing --

Saki Mafundikwa:...

 that's why look at the cookies Cub I'm starting to feel like I could download a polyphonic ringtone he was taking us

Polyphonic

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