Musicological term for a single melodic line without harmonic accompaniment. Compare モノフォニー, the katakana loanword.
See also: モノフォニー
Gregorian chant is a prime example of monophony.
Katakana loanword for monophony; used interchangeably with 単声音楽 in music contexts.
Compound of 単声 (single voice) and 音楽 (music), a calque of the Western musicological term 'monophony'.