What is "monodical"

Monodic \Mo*nod"ic\, Monodical \Mo*nod"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]

1. Belonging to a monody.

2. (Mus.)

   1. For one voice; monophonic.

   2. Homophonic; -- applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic.

a. pertaining to monody

adj. having a single vocal part [syn: monodic]