Texture Flashcards
1
Q
Texture
A
How sounds interact with each other
2
Q
Accompaniment
A
A musical layer that provides rhythmic and harmonic support for other musical layers
3
Q
Background
A
Music lines that are less prominent and provide a foundation for the melody or main lines
4
Q
Balence
A
How well the music lines are balenced
5
Q
Emerging lines
A
when instruments or voices energy from a thick texture to take the foreground and disappear into the background
6
Q
Foreground
A
Prominent music lines
7
Q
Homophonic
A
Melody and accompaniment
8
Q
Monophonic
A
Solo melody with accpompaniment
9
Q
Melody
A
How pitch is organized horizontally
10
Q
Polyphonic
A
Two or more independent melodies
11
Q
Heterophonic
A
The same melodic lines with slight differences being played by two or more performers
