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monody

/mon-uh-dee/US // ˈmɒn ə di //UK // (ˈmɒnədɪ) //

单曲,单音,单词,单音节

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural mon·o·dies.

    • : a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
    • : a poem in which the poet or speaker laments another's death; threnody.
    • : Music. a style of composition in which one part or melody predominates; homophony, as distinguished from polyphony.a piece in this style.monophony.

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Examples

  • In my last communication on this subject, I forgot to remark on the strange title given to the monody on Mr. Browne.

  • The feature of this dramatic-musical novelty was its musica-parlante—a species of monody, or declamation, claimed to be la Grec.

  • The clavier by its very nature tended towards polyphony; the violin towards monody.

  • The chorus died; and we heard again the deep monody of the sea, like the admonitory voice of fate.

  • Milton's "Lycidas" is a monody on the death of the poet's friend, Edward King.