Texture

Question 1

Texture

Answer 1

the general pattern of sound created by the elements of a piece of music; the blend of melodic lines and sounds occurring simultaneously

Question 2

Monophonic texture

Answer 2

music consisting of a single line or melody without an accompaniment that is regarded as the work itself

Question 3

Heterophonic texture

Answer 3

the simultaneous statement of two or more different version of what is essentially the same melody; two version of same melody playing at same time

Question 4

Homophonic texture

Answer 4

music in which melodic interest is concentrated in one voice or part that is provided with a subordinate accompaniment

Question 5

Chordal homophany texture

Answer 5

all parts move together, forming a succession of chords

Question 6

Song Texture (homophany)

Answer 6

one playing melody is more dominant

Question 7

Polyphony (homophony)

Answer 7

music that simultaneously combines several lines, each of which retains its identity as a line to some degree; in polyphonic music, melodic interest is distributed among all parts of texture

Question 8

Canon or rounds

Answer 8

type of polyphony; all lines of the melody are exactly the same but begin and end at different times