polyphony

P68594
predicate

Indicates a relationship where multiple independent melodic or vocal lines occur simultaneously, creating a layered or harmonically interwoven texture.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
polyphony canonical 15
isPolyphonic 2
maxPolyphony 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: polyphony
Generated description
Indicates a relationship where multiple independent melodic or vocal lines occur simultaneously, creating a layered or harmonically interwoven texture.

Sample triples (20)

Subject Object
Akai MPC3000 32 voices
Yamaha YM2612 6 voices via predicate surface "maxPolyphony"
Yamaha CS-80 synthesizer
surface form: Yamaha CS-80
8 voices
Kyrie
surface form: Kyrie (Mass in B minor)
yes
Achara polyphony true via predicate surface "multipartSinging"
Nokia 3100 16 voices
Moog synthesizer monophonic via predicate surface "typicalPolyphony"
Nokia 6610 4-voice polyphonic ringtones
Akai MPC60 16 voices
Kurzweil K250 12-voice
Kurzweil K2500 48 voices
Series I 8-voice polyphony
YM-2151 8 voices
Yamaha YM2164 8-voice
Linn LM-1 drum machine
surface form: Linn LM-1
multiple simultaneous drum voices
Memorymoog 6 voices
Sub 37 monophonic
The Original New Timbral Orchestra polyphonic
T.O.N.T.O. true via predicate surface "isPolyphonic"
BWV 854 yes (fugue) via predicate surface "isPolyphonic"