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Definition of monodic

Monodic
Monodic Mo*nod"ic, Monodical Mo*nod"ic*al, a. [Gr. ?.] 1. Belonging to a monody. 2. (Mus.) (a) For one voice; monophonic. (b) Homophonic; -- applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic.

Meaning of monodic from wikipedia

- composer of the 17th century ever called a piece a monody. Compositions in monodic form might be called madrigals, motets, or even concertos (in the earlier...
- century BC) Sappho of ****s (monodic lyric, c. 600 BC) Alcaeus of Mytilene (monodic lyric, c. 600 BC) Anacreon of Teos (monodic lyric, 6th century BC) Stesichorus...
- church music, known as Byzantine chant, was exclusively unaccompanied monodic vocal music, sung in Gr****. From the 8th century onwards, chant melodies...
- use polyphonic singing as the new-style Russian practice, but only the monodic, unison singing of Znamenny chant. In this respect it represents a tradition...
- A chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale: Hymn tune of a Lutheran hymn (e.g. the melody...
- O Virgo Splendens ("O Splendid Virgin") is a monodic song (fol. 21v-22) from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, one of the oldest extant medieval m****cripts...
- a French soprano and harpist known for explorations in early chant and monodic music. She is known to frequently accompany herself on the harp, vielle...
- including part-songs): congregational singing was generally becoming monodic, with an instrumental accompaniment, for which hymnals with only texts...
- breathing, with two chanters and one drone and the cantu a chiterra, a monodic song that is accompanied by guitar, widespread mainly in the center and...
- structural conception. It utilized elements of chotis madrileño and a monodic vocal style. After "La Engañadora", Urfé's original structure was greatly...