Definition of Monophonic music

1. Noun. Music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment).

Exact synonyms: Monody, Monophony
Generic synonyms: Music
Derivative terms: Monodical, Monophonic
Antonyms: Polyphonic Music, Polyphony

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monophonic Music

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monophenol
monophenol monooxygenase
monophenol oxidase
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monophonic
monophonic music (current term)
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monophosphoryl
monophosphorylated
monophosphorylation

Literary usage of Monophonic music

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"... other subjects connected with the art, except that there is a very general agreement on the titles and definitions of polyphonic and monophonic music. ..."

2. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"monophonic music might best be represented by one horizontal line supported at intervals by short, perpendicular lines. In this case the horizontal line ..."

3. The Pianoforte and Its Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1911)
"monophonic music—that is, a melody supported by harmonies in solid or broken chords—being all but unknown till toward the end ..."

4. Music: A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Art, Science, Technic and by William Smythe Babcock Mathews (1900)
"He shows the natural influence of continued practice upon monophonic music exclusively, and upon the most melodious and simple at that. ..."

5. American Medicine (1921)
"... monophonic music of the savage will stir his hearers to distraction and frenzy. Most animals delight in musical sounds.2 proves that music only provokes ..."

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