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What is polyphonic music? How does it differ from monophonic music?

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A type of music that uses two or more independent melodies.

Explanation: Musicians and singers began to add harmonies to chants and thus polyphonic music developed. Monophonic music uses only one independent melody while polyphonic uses more than one.

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Polyphonic music uses two or more independent melodies and monophonic music uses one melody.

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