Look up: monody

1. Monody
   A Greek ode sung by a single actor and lamenting a person's death. A modern example is Monody on the Death of a Platonist Bank Clerk by John Betjeman.
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2. monody
   [n] - music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
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3. Monody
   Mon'o·dy noun ; plural Monodies . [ Latin monodia , Greek ..., from ... singing alone; mo`nos single + ... song: confer French monodie . See Ode .] A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a sin...
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4. Monody
   • (n.) A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
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5. monody
   style of accompanied solo song consisting of a vocal line, which is frequently embellished, and simple, often expressive, harmonies. It arose about ... [11 related articles]
   Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/113
   
   
6. monody
   In music, declamation by an accompanied solo voice, used at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries
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7. Monody
   In poetry, the term `monody` has become specialized to refer to a poem in which one person laments another`s death. (In the context of μονῳδία--> could simply refer to lyric poetry sung by a single performer, rather than by a Greek chorus|chorus.) In music, `monody` has two me...
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