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Monophony vs Homophony - What's the difference?

monophony | homophony |

In lang=en terms the difference between monophony and homophony

is that monophony is the characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment while homophony is a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords.

monophony

English

Noun

(-)
  • (music) the characteristic of a piece that has only a primary melody and no secondary melody or accompaniment

    • See also

    * monophonic * homophony * polyphony

    homophony

    English

    Noun

    (homophonies) (wikipedia homophony)
  • (music) a texture in which two or more parts move together in harmony, the relationship between them creating chords.
  • The quality of being homophonous.