nonpolyphonic
English
editEtymology
editFrom non- + polyphonic.
Adjective
editnonpolyphonic (not comparable)
- Not polyphonic.
- 1996, Fred Lerdahl, Ray Jackendoff, A generative theory of tonal music:
- ...should the subsidiary woodwind line receive a separate group, or should we maintain the principle of nonpolyphonic grouping analyses?
- 2000, Robert W. Gutman, Mozart: A Cultural Biography:
- This so-called monody or vocal solo accompanied by nonpolyphonic harmony had become the basis of opera...
- 2008, Kia Ng, Paolo Nesi, Interactive Multimedia Music Technologies:
- For example, a music scenario could consist of a note not belonging to a chord, that is, nonpolyphonic, and with a height set within a certain range.