triphony Mus.
(ˈtrɪfənɪ)
[ad. med.L. triphōnia (see below), f. Gr. τρι- three + ϕωνή voice.]
In early mediæval music, Diaphony for three voices. (In quot. 1827 gen. A sound of three together.)
| 1827 Carlyle Germ. Rom. II. 278 Then resounded a louder triphony of clear crystal bells. [1889 Rockstro in Grove Dict. Mus. App. s.v. 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]. |