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1
Q

what is texture?

A

how layers of sound relate

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What are different layer IDs?

A

Sound source (dif. insturments)
General music device(melody,harmony,bassline, rhythm)
Specific music device (rapping layer, powerchord, riff, polyrhythm)

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How can the same layer be id’d?

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In dif ways from dif musical concepts

Eg, with pitch, duration, tone, dynamics

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What are the roles of layers?

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Melodic
Harmonic
Rhythmic
SFX

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5
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What are layer roles?

A

Describes musical function, specified by instrument. (One can have multiple roles)

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What are the usual roles of layers in a band?

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melodic=vocal harmonic=guitar (strummed)

Rhythmic =Drums SFX=synthesiser

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what is layer density?

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thickness of music. depends on no. layers and their thickness

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8
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What does layer thickness depend on?

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No. instruments in each layer
technical manipulation
intensity of playing

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9
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What are different layer relationships?

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Dominate (can be active/inactive)
Subordinate (can be active/inactive)

Solo (1 instrument or with accompaniment)/ Unison

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Counterpoint

A

The lines or parts (each with its own melody) move independently

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Heterophonic Texture

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One part closely doubles another, but with ornamentation and embellishments in the main part

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Homophonic Texture

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One line of melody with chordal accompaniment, often both parts will have the same rhythm

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• Polyphonic Texture

A

More than one different melody playing at the same time

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parallel motion

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One line doubles another, moving in the same direction, a fixed interval apart

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Monophonic Texture

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= One line of melody

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canon (as a type of layer relationship)

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All parts have the same melody though starting at different times. Harmony is created out of independent melodic lines

17
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Imitation as a type of texture

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= One part imitates the material of another part in turn

18
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Tone cluster as a type of texture

A

= A chord built on adjacent notes (at least 3 adjacent notes)

19
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Unison/Doubling as a type of texture

A

= Singing/playing by a number of voices/instruments of the same notes, at the same time may be the same pitch or in a different octave

20
Q

when describing density of sound layers, what should you do?

A

give reasons as to why it is that density

21
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what must you first identify in a texture q?

A

how many layers of sound are there?

22
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What should you do if density/layers change?

A

identify the sections, describe the changes that occur

23
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what are different layers of sound?

A
  • Foreground, Middle-ground, Background
    Instrumentation
  • Voices such as Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass -
    Orchestral Layers
24
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2 ways to describe the relationship btw layers?

A

similar or contrary

25
Q

what type of words should you use to describe texture?

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words relating to touch. smooth, silky, coarse, rough

26
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what are 4 things you do in a texture question

A
  1. identify layers of sound
  2. how does each layer contribute to texture?
  3. Layer relationships
  4. Changes in density
27
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1.identify layers of sound

A

dominant/subordinate
active/inactive
melodic/rhythmic accompaniment

28
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2.how does each layer contribute to texture?

A

thick/thin because…

29
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3.Layer relationships

A 
how do layers interact? similar/contrary?
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
contrapuntal
heterophonic
30
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4.Changes in density

A

staggered entry
drum fills
stops between sections

31
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monophonic

A

one melody, no harmony

32
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homophonic

A

melody and harmony

33
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polyphonic

A

various independent melodies very busy

34
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contrapuntal

A

wants attention

35
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heterophonic

A

2 melodies nearly in unison (2nd one may have an embellishment) similar contour, no harmony

36
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doubling

A

playing same melody an octave apart

37
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similar motion

A

same contour

38
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tutti

A

all instruments of orchestra playing

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