MONODY

monophony, monophonic music, monody

(noun) music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

monody (plural monodies)

An ode, as in Greek drama, for a single voice, often specifically a mournful song or dirge. [from 17th c.]

Any poem mourning the death of someone; an elegy. [from 17th c.]

A monotonous or mournful noise. [from 19th c.]

(music) A composition having a single melodic line. [from 19th c.]

Anagrams

• odonym

Source: Wiktionary


Mon"o*dy, n.; pl. Monodies. Etym: [L. monodia, Gr. monodie. See Ode.]

Definition: A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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