monody

noun, plural mon·o·dies.

1. a Greek ode sung by a single voice, as in a tragedy; lament.
2. a poem in which the poet or speaker laments another’s death; threnody.
3. Music.
   1. a style of composition in which one part or melody predominates; homophony, as distinguished from polyphony.
   2. a piece in this style.
   3. monophony(def 1).

noun plural -dies

1. (in Greek tragedy) an ode sung by a single actor
2. any poem of lament for someone’s death
3. music a style of composition consisting of a single vocal part, usually with accompaniment