monody
/'mɔnədi/
Definition
- Noun:
- A style of music with a single melodic line: In music, "monody" refers to a composition or passage featuring a single vocal part, typically with instrumental accompaniment. This style emerged prominently in the early Baroque period, emphasizing clear text declamation over complex polyphony.
- A poem lamenting a person's death; an elegy: In literature, "monody" can denote a poem, often a lament, intended to be sung by a single voice, expressing grief or mourning for someone who has died.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Music):
- The early Baroque opera featured a monody that allowed the singer's emotional delivery to be clearly understood.
- The composer's shift from polyphony to monody marked a significant change in musical expression.
- Noun (Poetry):
- The poet wrote a moving monody for his late friend.
- Her latest work is a monody reflecting on personal loss.
Advanced Usage
- Historical Context: The term is often used in musicology to describe the revolutionary texture pioneered around 1600, which led to opera, cantata, and oratorio. It contrasts with the preceding Renaissance polyphonic style.
- The development of monody was crucial for the birth of opera.
- As a Literary Term: In literary criticism, it specifies a poem of lamentation meant for solo performance, distinguishing it from a chorus.
- Milton's "Lycidas" is considered a pastoral monody.
Variants and Related Words
- Monodic (adj): Pertaining to or having the character of monody.
- The piece has a monodic texture throughout.
- Monodist (n): A composer or singer of monody.
- He was known as a skilled monodist.
Synonyms
- Music: Solo song, accompanied melody, homophonic song.
- Poetry: Dirge, elegy, lament, threnody.
Related Phrases
- In monodic style: Performed or composed in the manner of monody.
- The aria is written in a monodic style to highlight the text.
Related Idioms
(This term is highly specific and does not commonly feature in idiomatic expressions.)
Noun
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music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
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