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heterophony

A musicological term for a texture where two or more voices simultaneously perform variations of the same melody.

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Heterophony is often found in traditional Japanese music and Southeast Asian music.

ポリフォニー
Polyphony involves independent melodic lines, while heterophony features simultaneous variations of a single melody.
モノフォニー
Monophony is a single unaccompanied melody, whereas heterophony has multiple voices ornamenting the same melody.

Borrowed from English 'heterophony', ultimately from Greek 'hetero-' (different) + 'phōnē' (sound, voice).