four-part harmony

American  

[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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Example Sentences

As the church’s music director, Sandy would arrange songs so that the Macks could sing four-part harmony.

From Los Angeles Times

Charles layers four-part harmony and swathes of effects onto an incantation of “The beat!” and her band kicks into a scorching, slow-motion groove.

From New York Times

Smaller groups, like the Quintette Club, a four-part harmony group, sprung up.

From Salon

Of course, the crowd splits for duets from “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Rent,” and “Les Miserables’” “One Day More” is always a four-part harmony.

From Los Angeles Times

Jones added that this rendition of "Lean On Me" was arranged by Acappela Company President Keith Lancaster as a four-part harmony.

From Fox News