heterophony

[het-uh-rof-uh-nee]

noun Music.

the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.

Origin of heterophony

First recorded in 1940–45; hetero- + -phony

Related formshet·er·o·phon·ic

[het-er-uh-fon-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈfɒn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for heterophony

heterophony

noun

the simultaneous performance of different versions of the same melody by different voices or instruments

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