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heterophony

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heterophony

Form of group music making found in folk music worldwide, in which the same melody line is presented simultaneously in plain and individually embellished forms.



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Depending on the situation, untrained singers together often produced heterophony (simultaneous divergent versions of the tune) while a gathering of more gifted ones provided harmony of sorts.
The gospel about Gospel--the power of the ring by Bangert, Mark P. / Currents in Theology and Mission
When deviation from the basic melody occurs, the resulting sound is known as heterophony.
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