texture Flashcards
1
Q
opening of the extract
A
consists of monophonic gankogui
2
Q
the gankogui
A
plays an ostinato throughout the performance
3
Q
a two part texture
A
is created half-way through bar 1 with the entry of the atsimevu
4
Q
arrival of sogo
A
in bar 3 introduces a highly complex, three-part, polyrhythmic texture, which, with brief variants, remains with us for the rest of the piece
5
Q
bars 29-30
A
the atsimevu plays in rhythmic unison with the gankogui for two ostinato cycles
6
Q
homorhythm
A
is very briefly present in the final three notes of the excerpt
