a musical composition that has only a single melody line
Monophonic
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Monody
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a musical composition with only a single melody line
Monophony
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a musical composition that has only a single melody line
Homophonic
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a musical composition for 2 or more parts with a single melody line, all other parts serving as accompaniments
Homophony
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a musical composition for 2 or more parts with a single melody line, all other parts serving as accompaniments
Chordal
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a form of music in which a single melody is accompanied by sets of chords, instead of a competing counter melody
Durchkomponiert
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German
applied to songs which use a new melody for each verse rather than a single melody throughout
Monothematic
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a composition based on a single theme
Melic composition
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a musical composition relating to song