diaphony
/ (daɪˈæfənɪ) /
noun music
a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
(in classical Greece) another word for dissonance (def. 3) Compare symphony (def. 5a)
Nearby words
- diaphanoscope,
- diaphanoscopy,
- diaphanous,
- diaphemetric,
- diaphone,
- diaphorase,
- diaphoresis,
- diaphoretic,
- diaphototropism,
- diaphragm
Word Origin for diaphony
C17: from Late Latin diaphōnia, from Greek, from diaphōnos discordant, from dia- + phōnē sound
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Examples from the Web for diaphony
He called his system an “organum” or “diaphony,” and to sing according to his rules was called to “organize” or “organate.”
Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowellThis question appears to have led to the practice of what Hucbald called "diaphony."
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. MathewsHe mentions organum and diaphony, and remarks that he finds the succession of fifths and fourths very tiresome.
A Popular History of the Art of Music|W. S. B. Mathews