Polyphony
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Forms of polyphony
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Voice timbre
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Note hold
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Voice stealing
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B#3K-(%*H&"$&I"77&85--2#&$-&(K%@.$73&%#F-'#&$5#&-7*#2$&.7(3")/&)-$#H&.%#C#%(K73&(7%# (*3&")&%#7#(2#H&
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Grain stealing
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/%(")2&")&-)#&.7(8#&()*&)-$5")/H#I5#%#P&D%(")&2$#(7")/&%#F#*"#2&$5"2&#Z#8$P&X$&I"77&2$#(7&/%(")2&")&
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