Diaphonies

/daɪˈæfəniz/ noun

Definition

Plural of diaphony; multiple instances or examples of the musical technique where different melodies are played simultaneously.

Etymology

From diaphony (Greek dia- + phone), with the standard English plural -ies ending replacing the singular -y, following patterns seen in words like 'symphony' → 'symphonies'.

Kelly Says

The plural form shows how medieval and Renaissance composers experimented with layering multiple melodies—creating 'diaphonies' was essentially the birth of Western harmony as we know it today.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድምፂ አይነት
dim't aynet
ARالعربية
صوتيات شفافة
soot-ee-at shfaaf
BNবাংলা
প্রতিধ্বনি
protidhwoni
CACatalà
diaponies
dee-ah-poh-nee-es
CSČeština
diaphonie
dee-ah-foh-nee
DADansk
diaphonier
dee-ah-foh-nee-er
DEDeutsch
Diaphone
dee-ah-foh-neh
ELΕλληνικά
διαφωνίες
dee-ah-foh-nee-es
ESEspañol
diapfonías
dee-ah-foh-nee-as
FAفارسی
صوتی
soti
FISuomi
diaphonien
dee-ah-foh-nee-en
FRFrançais
diaphonies
dee-ah-foh-nee
GUGU
પ્રકાશિત
prakashi-t
HAHA
sauti
sau-ti
HEעברית
דיפונאיות
dee-foh-nay-ot
HIहिन्दी
प्रकाश
prakash
HUMagyar
diaphonikusok
dee-ah-foh-ni-kusok
IDBahasa Indonesia
transparan
transparan
IGIG
isi-ọrọ̀
ee-si-oroh
ITItaliano
diaponie
dee-ah-foh-nee
JA日本語
透音性
to-on-sei
KKKK
сауатты
sauatty
KMKM
ស្ដាប់បាន
s'dap ba'n
KO한국어
투명성
tu-myeong-seong
MRMR
प्रकाशित
prakashit
MSBahasa Melayu
diaphonies
dee-ah-foh-nee-es
MYမြန်မာ
သံတိုင်း
than-taing
NLNederlands
diaphonies
dee-ah-foh-nee-es
NONorsk
diaphonier
dee-ah-foh-nee-er
PAPA
ਧੁਨੀ પ્રકાશ
dhuni prakash
PLPolski
diaphonie
dee-ah-poh-nee
PTPortuguês
diapfonia
dee-ah-foh-nee-ah
RORomână
diaponii
dee-ah-poh-nee
RUРусский
диафонии
dee-ah-foh-nee-ee
SVSvenska
diaphonier
dee-ah-foh-nee-er
SWKiswahili
diaphoniki
dee-ah-foh-niki
TAதமிழ்
ஒலிபரவல்
oli-paraval
TEతెలుగు
ధ్వని ప్రసరణ
dhvani prasaranam
THไทย
โปร่งใส
proeng sai
TLTL
diaphonies
dee-ah-foh-nee-es
TRTürkçe
diaphoniler
dee-ah-foh-ni-ler
UKУкраїнська
діафонії
dee-ah-foh-nee-ee
URاردو
صوت کی گونج
soot ki gung
VITiếng Việt
âm thanh xuyên suốt
âm thanh xuyên suốt
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀fọ̀
awon efọ
ZH中文
透音性
tòu yīnxìng
ZUZU
isigqoko
ee-si-gqoko

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