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Recent Examples of polyphonic
Daphne’s original voice cannot be recovered but Mobarak animates a space for its absence to be heard anew, among a polyphonic chorus of human-nonhuman sound that is at once incomplete and overflowing.
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Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Every character in this story gets their own voice — the novel’s polyphonic structure comprises 21 first-person chapters, a daisy chain of regret, anger, humor and self-loathing.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
At the heart of the exhibition is the collective creation of new vocal datasets—polyphonic AI models designed to handle and generate multiple distinct elements simultaneously.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Maria Arnal, the composer behind the film’s score, brought her polyphonic approach, collaborating closely with the director.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
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Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Every character in this story gets their own voice — the novel’s polyphonic structure comprises 21 first-person chapters, a daisy chain of regret, anger, humor and self-loathing.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
At the heart of the exhibition is the collective creation of new vocal datasets—polyphonic AI models designed to handle and generate multiple distinct elements simultaneously.
—Nargess Banks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Maria Arnal, the composer behind the film’s score, brought her polyphonic approach, collaborating closely with the director.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyphonic
Adjective
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Best of all was the song on which two bandmates faced each other for a long harmonic guitar duel that spiraled up, up, and away.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Rolling Stone,
12 Mar. 2025
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Engineers determined the most likely cause of the propellant leak was a harmonic response several times stronger than predicted, suggesting the vibrations during the ship's climb into space were in resonance with the vehicle's natural frequency.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The clear and balanced audio, with deep bass and crisp highs, makes everything from orchestral music to bass-heavy tracks sound amazing.—
Shubham Yewale,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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The program of orchestral music features Vaughan Williams’ Tuba Concerto performed by Aaron McCalla, principal tubist with the San Diego Symphony.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Eight weeks later, duo La T y La M achieved its second top 10 as the rhythmic cumbia climbed 12-8 last November.—
Billboard Argentina,
Billboard,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This loft echoes the area’s artistic roots with bright peachy paint accentuated by tonal artwork and accents.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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Those qualities don’t necessarily dominate Music, which is more interested in reveling in the tonal breadth of the voice.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2020
Adjective
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
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Her lyric vocal writing contends with harsh reality, but her style is never far from profound rapture.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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The connections Plunkett draws between Frost’s lyric poems and their literary influences are valuable, particularly for anyone taken in by Frost’s aw-shucks persona.—
Maggie Doherty,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Polyphonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyphonic. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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