triphonyn.
/ˈtrɪfəni/ Music.
In early medieval music, Diaphony for three voices. (In quot. 1827 gen. A sound of three together.)
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triphony1827
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organeOE
organ songc1450
organum1782
diaphony1834
triphony1899
1827 T. Carlyle tr. E. T. W. Hoffmann in German Romance II. 278 Then resounded a louder triphony of clear crystal bells.
1889 W. S. Rockstro in Grove Dict. Music App. at Diaphonia When a third Part was added, by doubling the Organum in the Octave above, the form of composition was called Triphonia.]
1899 Spectator 20 May 723 A service with the chants sung in unison, the organ accompanying with triaphony [sic].
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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