Monophony (English spelling)

Japanese: モノフォニー - ものふぉにー(英語表記)monophony 英語
Monophony (English spelling)

It is a method of forming textures (sound composition principle) in music, focusing on monophony. Even if the phenomenon is polyphonic, if it follows musical conventions that consider unison and parallel octaves to be homophonic, it is considered monophony in consciousness. This type of polyphony is sometimes considered a type of homophony, a sound composition principle that emphasizes the vertical plane of sound. It is characterized by a monophonic melody that is prominent on the surface, and the lyrics are easy to hear, and is typically seen in folk songs of various ethnic groups, and medieval European religious and secular songs.

[Osamu Yamaguchi]

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Japanese:

音楽においてテクスチュア(音構成原理)を形成する方式の一つで単旋律を主眼とする。現象としては多声であっても、ユニゾンやオクターブ平行を同音とみなす音楽慣習によっていれば、意識としてのモノフォニーとみなされる。この種の重音モノフォニーは、音の垂直面を重視した音構成原理ホモフォニーの一種とみなされることもある。単旋律を表面に打ち出すのが特徴で、歌詞が聞き取りやすく、諸民族の民謡、ヨーロッパ中世の宗教歌曲や世俗歌曲で典型的にみられる。

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