monody in English
noun
1
an ode sung by a single actor in a Greek tragedy.
I've mentioned the Easter monodies glowingly sung by Catherine King.
2
a poem lamenting a person's death.
3
music with only one melodic line, especially an early Baroque style with one singer and continuo accompaniment.
Percussion and even the early harp played no part in the great development from monody to polyphony.
noun
monophony
Use "monody" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "monody" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "monody", or refer to the context using the word "monody" in the English Dictionary.
1. Read John Milton poem:In this Monody the author Bewails a learned Friend, unfortunately drowned in his passage from Chester on the Irish Seas, 1637; and.
2. In this Monody the author Bewails a learned Friend, unfortunately drowned in his passage from Chester on the Irish Seas, 1637; and, by occasion, foretells the ruin of our corrupted Clergy,
3. In this Monody the Author Bewails a Learned Friend, unfortunatly drown'd in his Passage From Chester on the Irish Sea And by Occasion fortels the ruine of our corrupted Clergy then in their height