Monophonic
(mah-noe-FAH-nik)
[Eng.]
Music
that is written for only one
voice
or
part
is said to be
monophonic
(the music itself is called "
monophony
"). This is in contrast to
polyphonic music
, which has more than one
part
or
voice
.
See also
homophony
.
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