単たん声せい音おん楽がく

noun

monophony

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

• グレゴリオ聖せい歌かは単たん声せい音おん楽がくの代だい表ひょう例れいだ。

  Gregorian chant is a prime example of monophony.