Homophony

Homophony is a musical term that describes the texture of two or more instruments or parts moving together and using the same rhythm. Many hymns are mainly homophonic. This is distinct from counterpoint, in which parts move with rhythmic independence and monophony, where there is but one part.

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Homophony: in poetry, words that sound the same, but are spelt differently. An example of this is seen in Dylan Thomas' "Under Milk Wood": "The shops in mourning" where 'mourning' can be heard as 'mourning' or 'morning'

See also

• Melody dominated homophony
• Counterpoint
• Monophonic
• Polyphony