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monophony

Music consisting of a single unaccompanied melodic line. The concept often also includes melody that is accompanied by a drone or by drumming. Gregorian chant and Byzantine chant constitute the oldest written examples of monophonic repertory.

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monophony
Jan 01, 1996; monophony, monophonic (Gr One sound. Mus. which has a single melodic line of notes without harmonies or melody in counterpoint,...
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Holy Monophony! William Tortolano's early-music enchantment
Dec 14, 2005; You can't kill a good melody, they say. Gregorian chant, a type of musical prayer established by and named for Pope Gregory I in...
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homophony
Jan 01, 2005; homophony In music, the sounding in unison of voices or instruments. It also refers to a musical texture with a predominant...
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polyphony
Nov 12, 2008; , music whose texture is formed by the interweaving of several melodic lines. The lines are independent but sound together...
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Medieval Music in Denmark.
Jun 01, 2000; Medieval Music in Denmark. Bo Holten, Musica Ficta. Dacapo 8.224133. One could hardly fault this disc on any count. The Danish...
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