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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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The apocalypse had come, but youths in all hues of literal and figurative rainbows were bravely persisting, in magical four-part harmony:

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2017

They do all four verses a cappella, and they do this rousing chorus, in four-part harmony.

From The Guardian Aug. 30, 2015

"There's one song I've written which I'm particularly proud of," Rodgers told the BBC, "which is a four-part harmony song called Queen... Those are the four voices that will stand out."

From BBC Mar. 6, 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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