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Definition of Monody

Monody
Monody Mon"o*dy, n.; pl. Monodies. [L. monodia, Gr. ?, fr. ? singing alone; ? single + ? song: cf. F. monodie. See Ode.] A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.

Meaning of Monody from wikipedia

- In music, monody refers to a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment. Although such music is found...
- Monody (band), American electronic music group Monody (album), a 2010 album by Mantler "Monodie", a composition for organ by Olivier Messaien "Monody"...
- Italian style of monody. Almost all examples of chorale monodies were written in the first half of the 17th century. A chorale monody used the text of...
- Monody is a 3-member synthpop / EBM / ****urepop band from the United States. Formed in 2006 in Portland, Oregon. In 2008, Monody released 4 debut singles...
- Monody is the fourth album by Canadian artist Mantler (Chris A. ****mings), released in 2010. Described as "teeming with slow jams, a love for the '70s...
- The Symphony of Monody is a 2005 composition by the Persian composer Mehdi Hosseini, performed and recorded in Saint Petersburg on 3 June 2007 by the Saint...
- "Monody on the Death of Chatterton" was composed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1790 and was rewritten throughout his lifetime. The poem deals with the...
- and instrumental music, and discussed such ancient Gr**** music devices as monody, which consisted of a solo singing accompanied by a kithara (an ancient...
- support. Monody is similar to melody-dominated homophony in that one voice becomes the melody, while another voice ****umes the underlying harmony. Monody, however...
- The Monodies by Iranian composer Mehdi Hosseini was completed in 2011. The work is scored for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and violoncello. The world...