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Synonyms mono, single-channel
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Derivation monophony

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Many early analog synthesizers were monophonic, producing only one tone at a time.
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Attribution of monophonic music of the medieval period is not always reliable.
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Popular monophonic synthesizers include the Moog Minimoog, and Roland SH-101.
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Plainsong is monophonic, consisting of a single, unaccompanied melodic line.
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Improvisation might have played an important role in the monophonic period.
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The early ballata was often a poem in the form of a virelai set to a monophonic melody.
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They are composed under verse-chorus form and are generally monophonic.
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Monophonic ringtones were the earliest form of ringtone, and played one tone at a time.
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Monophonic texture includes a single melodic line with no accompaniment.
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  • Mono: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel
  • Consisting of a single melodic line
  • In music, monophony is the simplest of textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony. This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave (such as often when men and women sing together). ...
  • Having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic); having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic); This word needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.}
  • (monophony) Musical texture in which there is only one line.
  • (Monophony) Music written in a single melodic line, as opposed to polyphony.
  • (monophony) Music that is written for only one voice or part.
  • (Monophony) A musical composition that has only a single melody line, regardless of the number of voices or instruments in the performance.
  • A single melodic line without accompaniment. May be a single voice singing alone, or a whole choir, all singing exactly the same thing at the same time. Related terms: homophonic, polyphonic.