music composed of two or more equally important melodic lines A round (such as "Row, Row Your Boat") is an example of polyphonic music Polyphony is used almost synonymously with the term, "counterpoint "
When an instrument is able to play more than one note at a time, it is said to be polyphonic Pianos, organs, and guitars are all polyphonic instruments Most electronic instruments have a limit to the number of notes they can play simultaneously, and this is referred to as the polyphony of the device For example, a device which can sound up to 30 independant note is said to be 30 note polyphonic
having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together of or relating to or characterized by polyphony; "polyphonic traditions of the baroque"