A Dictionary of Musical Terms, Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French, German, Italian, Latin, And Greek Words ..
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; Ger. Poland' se; It. po- lac'ca.) A dance of Polish origin, in 3- 4 time and moderate tempo, formerly in animated processional form, but in the modern ball-room merely a slow open- ing promenade, supplanting the old Entree. The rhythm is characterized ■ by the commencement on the strong beat with a sharp accent • £j*|* (• i* I* and by the close on the last beat Polska. A Swedish dance in triple time, somewhat like the Scotch reel, and generally in minor. Polychord. (" Having many chords [stri...ngs]".) An instr. in the shape of a bass viol, with movable fingerboard and 10 gut strings ; played either with a bow or by plucking with the fingers. Inv. by Fr. Hillmer of Berlin, first half of 19th century. It never became pop- ular. Polymor'phous. Having, or capable of assuming, many forms.../', counter- point, a style of contrapuntal compo- sition admitting of a manifold variation of the theme (as in the fugue by inver- sion, augmentation, diminution, etc.) Polyphon'ic. I. Consisting of 2 or • more independently treated parts ; — • contrapuntal ; — concerted ; opp.
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