also: モノディ
noun
monody
A musical term for a single vocal melody with instrumental accompaniment, or a poem lamenting a death. Used in musicology and literary contexts.
バロック時代のモノディーは、オペラの発展に大きな影響を与えた。
Monody in the Baroque period had a great influence on the development of opera.
この詩は、亡き友を悼むモノディーとして書かれた。
This poem was written as a monody mourning a deceased friend.