In music, polyphony (from the Greek πολύς /po΄lis/ many and φωνή /fo΄ni/ voice)'s a texture consisting of two or more independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony). Within the context of Western music tradition the term's usually used in reference to music of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Baroque forms such as the fugue which… (More on Polyphony)