διφωνία

English translation: two voices

10:18 Feb 3, 2011
Greek to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Greek term or phrase: διφωνία
"Η διφωνία δεν είναι κατ' ανάγκη δύο ακέραιες φωνές της πολυφωνίας ...."
Viole T.
Greece
Local time: 15:57
English translation:two voices
Explanation:
Και two-voice polyphony.
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Annie Xystouris
Belgium
Local time: 13:57
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4dual voice
Menelaos Prokos
3two voices
Annie Xystouris
3 -1biphony
Gigi Pythagora
3 -1vocal duet
Kyriacos Georghiou


  

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two voices


Explanation:
Και two-voice polyphony.


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=eshHE-BnDVkC&pg=PA125&lpg=P...
Annie Xystouris
Belgium
Local time: 13:57
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biphony


Explanation:
Biphony, Biphonic: Music that has two lines, one of which has melodic interest and the other a drone (one continuous pitch). An example of biphony is music played on a bagpipe


    https://elearning.psu.edu/demos/music009/general-characteristics
Gigi Pythagora
Greece
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Annie Xystouris: Νομίζω ότι το biphony είναι άλλο είδος μουσικής, ενώ η ερώτηση της Viole αφορά ένα πολυφωνικό κομμάτι με δύο φωνές... https://elearning.psu.edu/demos/music009/general-characteris... Στο πιο πάνω link γίνεται αυτός ο διαχωρισμός.
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vocal duet


Explanation:
Song arranged as a vocal duet in the key of D flat major Edward ... Arise, O Sun - Vocal duet. No.6 in The Key of E flat major Edward Lockton ...

Kyriacos Georghiou
Cyprus
Local time: 15:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GreekGreek
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disagree  Annie Xystouris: Νομίζω ότι το δι-'φωνία' εδώ δεν αναφέρεται σε φωνές=voices αλλά στις διάφορες φωνές του μουσικού κομματιού, σε οποιο όργανο κι αν εκτελείται (πιάνο, φωνή, κτλ)
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dual voice


Explanation:
Απ'ότι καταλαβαίνω, μιλάμε για δύο φωνές μέσα στο ίδιο τραγούδι, που πιθανώς συνυπάρχουν ταυτόχρονα.
Είναι λίγο δύσκολο να το αποδώσεις απευθείας, αλλά νομίζω ότι αυτή είναι η πιο ακριβής μετάφραση.

A dual voice is not necessarily...

Menelaos Prokos
Local time: 07:57
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in EnglishEnglish
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