polyphony

But soon this discord was lost amid the massive Teutonic polyphony of well-being.

He was a fine master of polyphony, and as a genuine composer is second only to Byrde.

Polyphony is their vital element; the forms of counterpoint became more appropriate as the number of parts increased.

The cellos weave it into the polyphony, sometimes clearly, sometimes in scarcely recognizable augmentation.