Monophonic

Word MONOPHONIC
Character 10
Hyphenation mon o phon ic
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Monophonic"

What do we mean by monophonic?

Having a single melodic line. adjective

Relating to a system of transmitting, recording, or reproducing sound in which one or more sources are connected to a single channel; monaural. adjective

Same as monodic.

Single-voiced; having but one part; ; -- opposed to polyphonic. adjective

Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing sound, which has only one sound channel; also called monaural or mono. It contrasts with stereophonic (or stereo), quadraphonic, or surround-sound, which have two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of the sound coming from more than one direction. adjective

Having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic) adjective

Having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic) adjective

Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes adjective

Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel adjective

Consisting of a single melodic line adjective

(of sound reproduction) having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)

Having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)

Having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes

Synonyms and Antonyms for Monophonic

The word "monophonic" in example sentences

It is a sixteenth-century setting for four voices of a monophonic song notated c1100. ❋ Lu (2009)

The single extant setting of a monophonic melody in popular style and most likely his latest secular work, Entré je suis Par vous je suis, derives its melodic material and canonic structure from Josquin's three- and four-voice settings. ❋ Lu (2009)

The book is a fantasy novel and has no christian influence which permeates the monophonic style of music. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They include works based on plainchant (the Missa ‘Pange lingua’), monophonic songs (the two L'Homme armé masses), or voice parts extracted from polyphonic chansons (Missa ‘Faisant regretz’). ❋ Lu (2009)

Some 60 settings use the psalmodic tones; a number of others have monophonic tunes used as cantus firmi. ❋ Lu (2009)

This approach may have been the source of several basic qualities of shirei Erez Israel: The songs are suited for community sing-alongs, dictating the need for a simple textual and musical structure, uncomplicated melodies, uniformity of subject matter and ease of performance (chiefly monophonic and unison singing), thereby enabling diverse audiences of varying ages to sing them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The monophonic and polyphonic repertoire of Notre Dame was cultivated in the same as the popular Cantigas de amigo, secular love-songs in Galician-Portuguese, the then poetic language. ❋ Lu (2009)

Long sections of "The People that Walked in Darkness" aria in Handel's "Messiah" are monophonic the instruments are playing the same line as the voice. ❋ Lu (2009)

The flourishing of polyphonic sacred music in France during the 12th and 13th centuries ran in parallel with the sucess of the monophonic song repertory of the troubadours and trouvères. ❋ Lu (2009)

The monophonic chants exhibit considerable variety, both in the alternation of participants – priest, readers, cantor, soloists and choir – and, particularly, in musical, texture: the delivery of text on a single pitch, then more ornamental recitation patterns – formulas specific to the beginning, middle and end of a phrase – and finally actual melodies. ❋ Lu (2009)

In this varied musical life there appeared, with the cooperation and under the direction of Alfonso, the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of more than four hundred monophonic songs. ❋ Lu (2009)

Here's your chance to build a replica of Minimoog, a monophonic analog synthesizer, invented by Bill Hemsath and Robert Moog. ❋ Michael James (2009)

Secular models include both monophonic songs as in the vast Missa ‘Maria zart’, based on a German devotional song and voice parts extracted from polyphonic chansons. ❋ Lu (2009)

Further variety is provided by the different possibilities of polyphonic sound, and especially the contrast between monophonic and polyphonic textures within single pieces. ❋ Lu (2009)

The degree of 3-D's enhancement to video is much like the move from monophonic sound to stereo was in the 1950's, at least in this viewer's experience. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A monolithic, monophonic din of honking saxes, pounding drums, twanging guitars, and vocals that are grunted, yelled, and sometimes even sung. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Early phones could only hold rudimentary monophonic ringtones — simple jingle renditions of recorded songs. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The music in the codex is a topic in itself and offers a wonderful snapshot of the state of music composition in the 12th century: the texts for St. James along with their accompanying monophonic tropes and sequences clearly illustrate how the liturgy was expanded and embellished for a new great feast day. ❋ Bls (2007)

Cross Reference for Monophonic

  • Monophonic cross reference not found!

What does monophonic mean?

Best Free Book Reviews
Book Name Author
Extra Credit E-Book Daisy Landish
Everything We Haven't Said E-Book Nina Lane
The Rule E-Book Maggie Cole
Say I Do E-Book Joan Kilby
Be My Baby E-Book Dakota Harrison
Best IOS App Reviews