music having a single melody without accompaniment or harmonizing parts, as in plainsong
2.
monody
Word origin
mono- + -phony
Examples of 'monophony' in a sentence
monophony
These groups of variants are similar in the course of the melody, in their ritual function monophony and ceremonial character.
Jovanović Jelena L. 2003, 'About the melodic type of the song čubro maro and about its geographical diffusion',Muzikologijahttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1450-9814/2003/1450-98140303027J.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)