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Monophonic vs Plainchant - What's the difference?

monophonic | plainchant |

In music|lang=en terms the difference between monophonic and plainchant

is that monophonic is (music) having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic) while plainchant is (music) a form of monophonic liturgical chant employed in various catholic and orthodox liturgies.

As an adjective monophonic

is (of sound reproduction) having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic).

As a noun plainchant is

(music) a form of monophonic liturgical chant employed in various catholic and orthodox liturgies.

monophonic

English

(wikipedia monophonic)

Adjective

(head)
  • (of sound reproduction) having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
  • (music) having a single melodic line and no harmony (compare polyphonic)
  • (orthography) having simple one-to-one mapping between letters and phonemes
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    • plainchant

    English

    Noun

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  • (music) A form of monophonic liturgical chant employed in various Catholic and Orthodox liturgies

    • Synonyms

    *plainsong

    See also

    *(Plainsong)