diaphony
/ (daɪˈæfənɪ) /
noun music
a style of two-part polyphonic singing; organum or a freer form resembling it
(in classical Greece) another word for dissonance (def. 3) Compare symphony (def. 5a)
Derived forms of diaphony
diaphonic (ˌdaɪəˈfɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for diaphony
C17: from Late Latin
diaphōnia, from Greek, from
diaphōnos discordant, from
dia- +
phōnē sound
Words nearby diaphony
diaphanoscope,
diaphanoscopy,
diaphanous,
diaphemetric,
diaphone,
diaphony,
diaphorase,
diaphoresis,
diaphoretic,
diaphototropism,
diaphragm
Example sentences from the Web for diaphony
He called his system an “organum” or “diaphony,” and to sing according to his rules was called to “organize” or “organate.”
Critical & Historical Essays |Edward MacDowellThis question appears to have led to the practice of what Hucbald called "diaphony."
A Popular History of the Art of Music |W. S. B. MathewsHe mentions organum and diaphony, and remarks that he finds the succession of fifths and fourths very tiresome.
A Popular History of the Art of Music |W. S. B. Mathews