Re: Please correct the German translation at "I’m hearing Voices"

[James]

Hello,

On 21 April 2012 21:30, Thomas Scharkowski <address@hidden> wrote:
>>> I'm not top posting.
>>
>>
>> Documentation version: 2.15
>> Chapter: I’m hearing Voices
>> Issue type: Uncritical, but more logical
>>
>> Original German text:
>>
>> "...wenn es sich bei den Noten um hauptsächlich homophone Musik handelt,
>> in der
>> hier und da polyphone Stellen vorkommen."
>>
>> Change "homophone Musik" to "monophone Musik".
>>
>> Regards,
>> JUHO
>>
>
> I think there is some confusion in the original english version - you can
> use several simultanuous notes in a single voice, so "homophonic" is more
> suitable than "monophonic".

Unless those notes in that single voice all '...move in parallel
rhythm and pitch....' in which case it is monophonic.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophony

I'm no scholar (or singer) but I am guessing that 'mono..' was used
here as distinct to 'poly..' (i.e. monophony vs polyphony)?

James