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Texture
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= Fabric
text/lecture- refers to the interweaving of the melodic and harmonic elements of music. |
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Monophony/Monody
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Single-voiced
Melody is heard w/o any harmonic accompaniment or other melodic lines. |
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Heterophony
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Two or more voices simultaneously elaborating the SAME melody.
Usually melody with ornamented version of itself. |
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Polyphony
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Many-voiced texture
Two or more different melodic lines are combined, thus distributing melodic interest among all the parts. Based on counterpoint. |
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Counterpoint
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Grove's - Term to describe the combination of simultaneously sounding musical lines (2 or more) according to a system of rules.
One musical line set against another. |
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Homophony
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Single voice takes over the melodic interest, while accompanying parts take subordinate role.
Polyrhythm Accompaniment is usually harmony. eg. Pianist play melody in right hand and left sounds chords; or violin melody with accompanied piano. Based on harmony. |
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Homorhythm
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All voices/lines move in the same rhythm, in a note-against-note style.
Based on harmony moving in sync with a melody. (like homophony) |
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Free polyphony
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Many melodies in layered all moving at different rhythms and creating resultant melody and harmony.
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Imitative Polyphony
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Uses one melody layered and stretched out in time
[row row row your boat] [row row row your boat] |
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Canon
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When imitation in piece lasts for an entire work.
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Round
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The simplest and most popular form of canon.
Each voice enters in succession with the same melody, which can be repeated endlessly. |
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Retrograde
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Contrapuntal Device
Melody played backwards |
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Inversion
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Contrapuntal Device
Melody played turned upside down. |
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Retrograde Inversion
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Contrapuntal Device
Melody played upside down and backwards. |
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Augmentation
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Contrapuntal Device
Melody played in longer time values, often twice as slow. |
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Diminution
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Contrapuntal Device
Melody is presented in short time values. |