Polyphony is the name for that kind of music: several independent tunes woven together at the same time. It is a noun, so you talk about the polyphony in a piece.

Polyphonypolyphony is the name for就是那種音樂的名稱 that kind of music：several independent tunes好幾條獨立的旋律 woven together at the same time同時交織在一起。It is這是 a noun一個名詞，so you talk about所以你會說 the polyphony in a piece一首曲子裡的polyphony（複音）。

Western church music from a few hundred years ago is the example teachers reach for first. Though actually, plenty of everyday music has more than one sound at once; people keep this word for when the lines are truly separate, not just a tune plus backing.

Western church music西方教堂音樂 from a few hundred years ago幾百年前的，is the example teachers reach for first是老師最先會拿來舉例的。Though actually不過其實，plenty of everyday music很多日常聽的音樂 has more than one sound at once同時也不只一個聲音；people keep this word大家保留這個詞 for when the lines are truly separate是用在旋律線真的各自獨立的時候，not just a tune plus backing而不是只是一條主旋律加伴奏而已。

You will meet it in music class and in serious writing about music, almost never in the street. Do not mix it up with harmony in the loose pop sense — harmony can mean “nice chords,” while polyphony is about several melodies living together.

You will meet it你會遇到它 in music class在音樂課上 and in serious writing about music也會在講音樂的正經文章裡看到，almost never in the street但幾乎不會在路上聽到。Do not mix it up不要把它搞混 with harmony in the loose pop sense跟流行歌那種鬆散意義的harmony（和聲）——harmony can mean可以只是指「nice chords」好聽的和弦，while polyphony而polyphony is about講的是 several melodies living together好幾條旋律一起共存。