Texture

Question 1

What is monophonic and describe 4 examples.

Answer 1

One melody played by one or more voices/instruments.
• a solo singer with no accompaniment
• a single instrument playing a tune on its own
• a singer and an instrument playing together but playing the same tune.
• several instruments playing the same tune.

Question 2

What is homophonic and name 4 examples.

Answer 2

On melody plus accompaniment
• a melody accompanied by block chords
• a melody accompanied by broken chords
• a melody accompanied by supporting notes e.g bass line
• a melody accompanied by another version of itself at an interval

Question 3

What is polyphonic and name 2 examples

Answer 3

Two or more melodies played at the same.
•different independent melodies played at the exact same time that work harmonically together.
• a melody played by more than one instrument at different times so that it overlaps and intertwined with itself (canon)

Question 4

Name the three textures

Answer 4

Monophonic, Polyphonic and Homophonic