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four-part harmony

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[fawr-pahrt, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌpɑrt, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

  1. harmony in which each chord has four tones, creating, in sum, four melodic lines.


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The first ones were whimsical, lads-around-the-microphone mixtures of thank yous, pun-laden banter and bits of songs in loose four-part harmony.

From New York Times Nov. 29, 2017

It was a church where parishioners knew Scripture verse after Scripture verse, where the rafters filled with full-throated voices singing “Wonderful Grace of Jesus” in four-part harmony.

From Washington Post Mar. 17, 2016

He says he's assembled a mind-blowing team to record the vocals on a four-part harmony song called Queen.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2015

The string quartet has always been the four-part harmony ideal.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2014

Then the teammates belted out the chorus in four-part harmony.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

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