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Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Musical Texture. Texture. Melodic lines may be thought of as the various threads that make up the musical fabric or the texture . Monophony – mono (single)

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Chapter 5

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  1. Chapter 5 Musical Texture

  2. Texture • Melodic lines may be thought of as the various threads that make up the musical fabric or the texture. • Monophony – mono (single) • Heterophony – Melody combined with an ornamented (decorated version of itself). Jazz is a great example of this; heterophony can be heard when improvisation (making it up on the spot) takes place. • Polyphony – poly (many) (also called “counterpoint” – note against note) • Homophony – There is one line that gets the listeners attention – probably the texture of your favorite song; most prevalent today. • Homorhythm – When the voices move at exactly the same time.

  3. Texture • Imitation – When a melody is heard in one voice and then restated in another. • Types of music: • Canon – A strictly imitative work. One voice imitates the other. • Round– Same thing – a good example is Row, Row, Row Your Boat. (See page 28)

  4. Chapter 6 – Musical Form(the music’s structure of shape) • Basic elements – • Repetition • Strophic form – when the same melody is used but with different words. • Contrast • Variation -- When the music changes a bit, but you can still recognize the tune, although perhaps notes are added to decorate it. • The Structure – • Binary (bi means two) • Two-part form • AB • Ternary (three) • Three-part form • Through composed • Just keeps on going with no repetition of anything recognizable – all the way through.

  5. The Building Blocks • Theme – a tune that you can sing. • Motive – a very short tune (like Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony opening—it’s only four notes) • Thematic Development – taking one idea and expanding it. • Sequence – A way to use a theme, by stating it once, and then stating it again, but a little higher or lower. Land where my father’s died Land of the pilgrim’s pride • Call and Response or responsorial – where a leader sings something and a chorus “responds.” Often used in churches. • Ostinato -- Comes from the words “obstinate.” A stubborn pattern that is repeated over and over. Sometimes it is a bass line; sometimes it is just harmonies – the repetition of the same chords over and over. • Movement – Many pieces are lengthy like orchestral symphonies. These are usually divided up into smaller units, or movements.

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