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Frequently they took folk tunes and treated them polyphonically.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)

They are seldom set in sharp and vividly dramatic contrast, as with Wagner; nor are they polyphonically deployed.

From Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande A Guide to the Opera with Musical Examples from the Score by Gilman, Lawrence