polyphonic

[ pol-ee-fon-ik ]

/ ˌpɒl iˈfɒn ɪk /

consisting of many voices or sounds.

Music.

having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody, but all harmonizing; contrapuntal (opposed to homophonic).
pertaining to music of this kind.
capable of producing more than one tone at a time, as an organ or a harp.

Phonetics. having more than one phonetic value, as the letter s, that is voiced (z) in nose and unvoiced (s) in salt.

Origin of polyphonic

First recorded in 1775–85; polyphone + -ic

pol·y·phon·i·cal·ly, adverb

It runs as a polyphonic symphony compared to the simple percussion section of the heart or the synchronized cellos of the liver.

We're Talking About Depression All Wrong |Jean Kim |August 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Its clean, crisp sound also allows individual lines to emerge clearly from a polyphonic musical texture.

Harpsichords and Clavichords |Cynthia A. Hoover
They are merely little pieces—a "tour de force" in polyphonic ingenuity; music rejoicing in its own inherent vitality.

Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding
The conscious part has to do with dressing the inspiration in its most appropriate harmonic, polyphonic, and rhythmic garments.

Great Pianists on Piano Playing |James Francis Cooke

With polyphonic music such a method of building up a melody would interfere with the independence of the parts.

The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky |Modeste Tchaikovsky
During this period the old style of polyphonic music went out and the new came in.

Purcell |John F. Runciman

polyphonic

/ (ˌpɒlɪˈfɒnɪk) /

music composed of relatively independent melodic lines or parts; contrapuntal

many-voiced

phonetics of, relating to, or denoting a polyphone

polyphonically, adverb