polymodality

Questions

What does polymodality mean?

The use of multiple modes in a piece if music

Where does polymodality come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English modality English polymodality From poly- + modality.

How to pronounce polymodality

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