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Definition of Monophonic
1. Adjective. Designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel.
2. Adjective. Consisting of a single melodic line.
Similar to: Homophonic, Monodic, Monodical
Derivative terms: Monophony
Antonyms: Polyphonic
Definition of Monophonic
1. a. Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; -- opposed to polyphonic.
Definition of Monophonic
1. Adjective. (context: of sound reproduction) having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic) ¹
2. Adjective. (music) having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic) ¹
3. Adjective. (orthography) having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monophonic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Monophonic
Literary usage of Monophonic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. What is Good Music?: Suggestions to Persons Desiring to Cultivate a Taste in by William James Henderson (1898)
"Polyphonic devices are sometimes introduced in monophonic compositions for the
sake of contrast and The solo- voice style. Dominance of son f- thought. ..."
2. How Music Developed: A Critical and Explanatory Account of the Growth of by William James Henderson (1898)
"THE fundamental difference between the sonata and the polyphonic forms is that
the sonata is written in the monophonic style. ..."
3. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"In this chapter we treat largely of the monophonic forms of instrumental music.
The difference between polyphonic and monophonic forms has already been ..."
4. A Complete History of Music, for Schools, Clubs, and Private Readings by Winton James Baltzell (1905)
"monophonic music might best be represented by one horizontal line supported at
intervals by short, perpendicular lines. In this case the horizontal line ..."
5. Aesthetics: A Critical Theory of Art by Henry G. Hartman (1919)
"2 The student of music, will, also, soon discover "that there are two great
classes of forms—polyphonic and monophonic—many-voiced and single-voiced. ..."
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