monody
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A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
monophony
monophonic music
requiem
madrigal
sonnet
ballade
song
ode
elegy
epigram
keen
cry
chant
lyric
lament
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From monody (with melodic lines, intelligible text and placid accompanying music), it was a logical step for Monteverdi to begin composing opera.
Like their madrigal cousins, Renaissance motets developed in episodic format, with separate phrases of the source text being given independent melodic treatment and contrapuntal development; contrapuntal passages often alternate with monody.