Chapter 5

Question 1

The interweaving of melodic (horizontal) and harmonic (vertical) elements in the musical fabric.

Answer 1

texture

Question 2

Single-line texture, or melody without accompaniment.

Answer 2

monophonic

Question 3

Texture in which two or more voices (or parts) elaborate the same melody simultaneously, often the result of improvisation.

Answer 3

heterophonic

Question 4

Two or more melodic lines combined into a multivoiced texture, as distinct from monophonic.

Answer 4

polyphonic

Question 5

The art of combining in a single texture two or more melodic lines.

Answer 5

counterpoint

Question 6

Texture with a principal melody and accompanying harmony, as distinct from polyphony.

Answer 6

homophonic

Question 7

Texture in which all voices, or lines, move together in the same rhythm.

Answer 7

homorhythmic

Question 8

Melodic idea presented in one voice or part and then restated in another, each part continuing as others enter.

Answer 8

imitation

Question 9

Type of polyphonic composition in which one musical line strictly imitates another at a fixed distance throughout.

Answer 9

canon

Question 10

Perpetual canon at the unison in which each voice enters in succession with the same melody (for example, Row, Row, Row Your Boat).

Answer 10

round

Question 11

A work that is comprised of a strictly imitative musical texture is called a

Answer 11

canon

Question 12

T/F: A composition must use one texture throughout.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

A pianist playing a melody in the right hand while the left sounds chords produces a _____ texture.

Answer 13

homophonic

Question 14

A round is based on the principle of _______ where each voice enters in succession with the same melody.

Answer 14

imitation

Question 15

A single-line texture is known as

Answer 15

monophony

Question 16

A texture in which two or more different melodic lines are combined is called

Answer 16

polyphonic

Question 17

A type of homophony in which all voices move together in the same rhythm is called

Answer 17

homorhyhtm

Question 18

An individual part or line, even in instrumental music, is often referred to as a(n)

Answer 18

voice

Question 19

T/F: Heterophony is common in non-Western music.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Homophony is best described as

Answer 20

a single melody with accompaniment.

Question 21

f you are singing alone in the shower, you are creating a ______ texture.

Answer 21

monophonic

Question 22

Imitation is a type of

Answer 22

polyphony

Question 23

One person singing “Happy Birthday” with simple chords accompanying the melody produces a(n) _________ texture.

Answer 23

homophonic

Question 24

Row, Row, Row Your Boat is an example of

Answer 24

a round

Question 25

The best description of a melodic idea that is presented in one voice and then restated in another is

Answer 25

imitation

Question 26

The interweaving of melody and harmony produces ________ in music.

Answer 26

texture

Question 27

The texture of a round is

Answer 27

polyphonic

Question 28

When several musicians sing or play the same musical line, each varying some element (like pitch or rhythm), they are creating a ______ texture.

Answer 28

heterophonic

Question 29

Which of the following textures is based on counterpoint?

Answer 29

polyphony

Question 30

_________ describes a melody without any harmonic accompaniment or other melodic lines.

Answer 30

Monophony