Monody
A monody is a poem or song of lament for one person, especially a piece that mourns the dead. The word also appears in older literary criticism for a lyric uttered or performed by a single voice, in contrast to a chorus, but in poetry it most often means a mournful elegiac piece.
Example
At dusk the chair still keeps your shape,
its empty arms like folded wings;
the kettle cools, the window dims,
and only silence speaks your name.
Related Definitions
[n] music consisting of a single vocal part (usually with accompaniment)
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Related Terms
accord, accordance, alba, anacreontic, attune, attunement, balada, ballad, ballade, bucolic, canso, chanson, chime, chiming, clerihew, concentus, concert, concord, concordance, consonance, consonancy, consort, coronach, dead march, death knell, death song