Texture Flashcards
Melody Dominated Homophony
Clear melody with chordal accompaniment
Antiphony
Q & A between parts
Polyphony and Counterpoint
two or more contrasting ideas sounding together
Monophony
one part on its own
Hetrophony
Two parts doing the same thing
Homorhythmic
The rhythms are exactly the same in each part
Two part texture
i.e. on the Piano there may just be a single line in each hand
Doubling
parts doubled together
Alberti Bass
Alberti bass is a particular kind of accompaniment figure in music, often used in the Classical era
Walking Bass
A walking bass is a style of bass accompaniment or line
Ostinato figures
a repeated melodic or rhythmic figure that propels scenes that lack dynamic visual action
Sometimes
Sometimes they want a general description e.g. begins with just upper strings, gradually builds introducing lower strings, full orchestra then enter… etc.
