The Collaborative International Dictionary
Homophonic \Ho`mo*phon"ic\, Homophonous \Ho*moph"o*nous\, a.
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(Mus.)
Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic.
Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey.
Wiktionary
a. 1 (context linguistics English) Having the same sound; being homophones. 2 (context music English) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic.
WordNet
adj. having the same sound
having a single melodic line with accompaniment
Usage examples of "homophonic".
She pursues doggedlythe rococo, the classical homophonic reaction against the Spent baroque.
If, in its general, homophonic nature, your work belongs primarily to the romantic period, your conviction that the content conditions the form of every piece makes you the link between classic and modern musical art.
Players in Liedwahr played melody lines that stood alone, while she was working on supporting chordsthe difference between the polyphony of Brills players and the mostly homophonic approach of, say, a Beethoven symphonyOr a Britten song cycle.