Chapter 5 Flashcards
The interweaving of melodic (horizontal) and harmonic (vertical) elements in the musical fabric.
texture
Single-line texture, or melody without accompaniment.
monophonic
Texture in which two or more voices (or parts) elaborate the same melody simultaneously, often the result of improvisation.
heterophonic
Two or more melodic lines combined into a multivoiced texture, as distinct from monophonic.
polyphonic
The art of combining in a single texture two or more melodic lines.
counterpoint
Texture with a principal melody and accompanying harmony, as distinct from polyphony.
homophonic
Texture in which all voices, or lines, move together in the same rhythm.
homorhythmic
Melodic idea presented in one voice or part and then restated in another, each part continuing as others enter.
imitation
Type of polyphonic composition in which one musical line strictly imitates another at a fixed distance throughout.
canon
Perpetual canon at the unison in which each voice enters in succession with the same melody (for example, Row, Row, Row Your Boat).
round
A work that is comprised of a strictly imitative musical texture is called a
canon
T/F: A composition must use one texture throughout.
False
A pianist playing a melody in the right hand while the left sounds chords produces a _____ texture.
homophonic
A round is based on the principle of _______ where each voice enters in succession with the same melody.
imitation
A single-line texture is known as
monophony
A texture in which two or more different melodic lines are combined is called
polyphonic
A type of homophony in which all voices move together in the same rhythm is called
homorhyhtm
An individual part or line, even in instrumental music, is often referred to as a(n)
voice
T/F: Heterophony is common in non-Western music.
True
Homophony is best described as
a single melody with accompaniment.
f you are singing alone in the shower, you are creating a ______ texture.
monophonic
Imitation is a type of
polyphony
One person singing “Happy Birthday” with simple chords accompanying the melody produces a(n) _________ texture.
homophonic
Row, Row, Row Your Boat is an example of
a round
The best description of a melodic idea that is presented in one voice and then restated in another is
imitation
The interweaving of melody and harmony produces ________ in music.
texture
The texture of a round is
polyphonic
When several musicians sing or play the same musical line, each varying some element (like pitch or rhythm), they are creating a ______ texture.
heterophonic
Which of the following textures is based on counterpoint?
polyphony
_________ describes a melody without any harmonic accompaniment or other melodic lines.
Monophony
