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Synonyms for monophonic
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : mon-uh-fon-ik |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌmɒn əˈfɒn ɪk |
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Définition of monophonic
Origin :- of recordings, broadcasts, etc., "not stereo, having only one output signal," 1958, coined to be an opposite of stereophonic; from mono- + -phonic, from Greek phone "sound, voice" (see fame (n.)).
- As in constant : adj fixed
- We have seen how the monophonic style—the melody with accompaniment—came in.
- Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson
- They were problems in monophonic style, and to these we must now turn our attention.
- Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson
- The prevailing melody of its monophonic style proved suitable to furnish a subject for the most animated discussion.
- Extract from : « For Every Music Lover » by Aubertine Woodward Moore
- In short, his instrumental scores lean toward the polyphonic, rather than the monophonic style.
- Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson
- The reader will recollect what has already been said about the change from polyphonic to monophonic writing.
- Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson
- But that is as far as Peri advanced, and it is as far as he could advance in the then state of monophonic composition.
- Extract from : « How Music Developed » by W. J. Henderson
- It is written in monophonic rather than in polyphonic style, thus differing from the madrigal and glee.
- Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens
- Sections 144 to 160 relate particularly to terms used in descriptions of monophonic music.
- Extract from : « Music Notation and Terminology » by Karl W. Gehrkens
Antonyms for monophonic
- broken
- changeable
- changing
- concluding
- different
- discontinuous
- disloyal
- ending
- fickle
- flagging
- fluctuating
- imbalanced
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- infrequent
- intermittent
- interrupted
- irregular
- stopping
- temporary
- terminable
- terminating
- undecided
- undetermined
- unfixed
- unstable
- unsteady
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- varying
- wavering
- wobbly
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