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polychordnoun
Two or more chords, each constructed in a different manner, one on top of the other, multiple chords
polychordnoun
a musical instrument having ten strings
polychordnoun
a device, attached to a keyboard, for coupling two octave notes
polychordadjective
having many strings
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Polychord
In music and music theory, a polychord consists of two or more chords, one on top of the other. In shorthand they are written with the top chord above a line and the bottom chord below, for example F upon C: F/C. The use of polychords may suggest bitonality or polytonality. Harmonic parallelism may suggest bichords. Examples may be found in Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, p. 15, and Rite of Spring, "Dance of the Adolescents" (1921) (see Petrushka chord). In the polychords in the image above, the first might suggest a thirteenth chord, the second may suggest a D minor ninth chord with upper extensions, but the octave separation of the 3rd makes the suggestion of two independent triads a minor ninth apart even more likely, and the fourth is a split-third chord.
Webster Dictionary
Polychordadjective
having many strings
Polychordnoun
a musical instrument of ten strings
Polychordnoun
an apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of being attached to a keyed instrument
Etymology: [Gr. ; poly`s many + string, cord.]
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Polychord
In music and music theory, a bichord or polychord consists of two or more chords, one on top of the other. In shorthand they are written with the top chord above a line and the bottom chord below, for example F above C: . The use of polychords may suggest bitonality or polytonality. Harmonic parallelism may suggest bichords. Examples may be found in Igor Stravinsky's Petrushka, p. 15, and Rite of Spring, "Dance of the Adolescents". They may also be found in the song "Point of No Return" from Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, including chords such as E♭m over Fm. In the polychords in the image above, the 1st, "might well suggest," a thirteenth chord, the 2nd may suggest a, "d minor ninth chord with upper extensions," but the octave separation of the 3rd makes the suggestion of, "two independent triads with their a m9 apart," even more likely, and the 4th is a, "split-third chord." Extended chords contain more than one triad, and so can be regarded as a type of polychord:7 For example G7 is formed from G major and D♭ major, or . The Lydian augmented scale, "has a polychord sound built in," created by superimposing the Caug and the Emaj and/or F♯dim triads that exist in the scale, this being, "a very common practice for most bop and post-bop players [such as McCoy Tyner]."
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Polychord
pol′i-kord, adj. having many chords.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Polychord in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Polychord in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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