monody
11monody — Synonyms and related words: English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, Sapphic ode, Shakespearean sonnet, accord, accordance, alba, anacreontic, attune, attunement, balada, ballad, ballade, bucolic, canso,… …
12monody — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. dirge, chant, lament; see cry 3 , song …
13monody — mÉ‘nÉ™dɪ / mÉ’ n. sorrowful song, dirge (Music) …
14monody — [ mɒnədi] noun (plural monodies) 1》 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy. 2》 a poem lamenting a person s death. 3》 music with only one melodic line. Derivatives monodic adjective monodist noun Origin C17: via late L. from …
15monody — mon·o·dy …
16monody — /ˈmɒnədi / (say monuhdee) noun (plural monodies) 1. a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; a lament. 2. a poem in which one person laments another s death. 3. Music a. a style of composition in which one part or melody predominates; …
17monody — n. song on one note or by one voice; dirge; melody …
18monody — n. (pl. ies) 1 an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy. 2 a poem lamenting a person s death. 3 Mus. a composition with only one melodic line. Derivatives: monodic adj. monodist n. Etymology: LL monodia f. Gk monoidia f. monoidos singing… …
19Chorale monody — In music, a chorale monody was a type of a sacred composition of the very early German Baroque era. It was for solo voice and accompanying instruments, usually basso continuo, and was closely related to the contemporary Italian style of monody.… …
20Monodies — Monody Mon o*dy, n.; pl. {Monodies}. [L. monodia, Gr. ?, fr. ? singing alone; mo nos single + ? song: cf. F. monodie. See {Ode}.] A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.… …
