nonpolyphonic

nonpolyphonic

English

Etymology

non- +‎ polyphonic

Adjective

nonpolyphonic (not comparable)

1. 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.