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Recent Examples of polyphonic
At the heart of the exhibition is the collective creation of new vocal datasets—polyphonic AI models designed to handle and generate multiple distinct elements simultaneously.
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Nargess Banks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Rykeyz was on the Roland Juno-106, a polyphonic synthesizer manufactured in the mid-late ’80s.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Kosky, more than most directors, is sensitive to its polyphonic structure in his staging, which moves around, repeats and trims material throughout to make the show move briskly and with a light hand, allowing the subtext its slithering grace.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Nargess Banks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
Rykeyz was on the Roland Juno-106, a polyphonic synthesizer manufactured in the mid-late ’80s.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
Kosky, more than most directors, is sensitive to its polyphonic structure in his staging, which moves around, repeats and trims material throughout to make the show move briskly and with a light hand, allowing the subtext its slithering grace.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyphonic
Adjective
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The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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By using these recycled devices—including pulse oximeters, harmonic scalpels and EP catheters—health systems across the globe reduced CO2 emissions by 115,382,133 pounds last year.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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On orchestral tracks, like the opening scene from John Adams' The Gospel According to the Other Mary, the natural frequency response makes for bright brass instruments and smooth strings.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 May 2025
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Also Debuts Sinners doesn’t feature a typical orchestral score, like many films, but rather one built around blues music, which is appropriate for the story.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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After a moment of calibration, the machine naturally transitions into a rhythmic gait.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
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The album features a rich combination of string instruments — Noah Leong on viola, Claudius Agrippa on violin, and Noam Tanzer on bass — all grounded by the rhythmic pulse of Ransom McCafferty on drums.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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One pair leans into deep, tonal shades of purple, burgundy and soft blue, while the other uses a high-contrast palette of black, purple and yellow.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
16 May 2025
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Modern Minimalism With Abstract Stripes and a Chic Statement Pendant For those who usually gravitate toward solids, choose a dress in muted tones and a tonal print like this slip from Australian brand Sir.—
Lara Oliveri,
Vogue,
15 May 2025
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Hudson buttressed Al Kooper’s original organ part into a chordal fortress, part of an incendiary performance that surges to peak after peak.—
Jon Pareles,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.—
Seth Colter Walls,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
25 June 2022
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The song has been streamed on Spotify more than 62 million times, drawn more than 50 million views for its two lyric videos on YouTube, and featured in more than 43,000 TikToks and Instagram reels collectively.—
Eda Uysen,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2025
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Investigators also found handwritten notes and lyric sheets created by Eminem.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Polyphonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyphonic. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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