ultra-polyphone

Updated: May 4, 2025

I loved that absurd court with the wailing notes of sopranos and tenors, the rattling of pianos, the blasts of trumpets and trombones, the arpeggios of clarinets, all uniting to form that ultra-polyphone which some of our composers have tried to attain but without success.

Camille Saint-Saëns - Musical Memories