Texture in Music

Monophonic Texture is...

• A texture with a melody and harmony

• How fast or slow the music is played

• A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time

• A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

Polyphonic texture is...

• A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

• Two or more instruments or voices playing or singing the same pitches

• A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time

• A texture with a melody and harmony

Harmony is...

• Two or more pitches played at the same time that support the melody

• Two or more voices or instruments playing the same pitches at the same time

• The main idea made up of a single line of notes

• A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

A polyphonic texture can be explained as:

• Many voices/instruments playing different melodies in different rhythms

• Many instruments playing whatever is necessary

• One voice/instrument playing a single melodic line

• Many instruments/voices playing together

Which of the following refers to a texture with one melody with out accompaniment or harmony?

• Monophonic

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Heterophonic

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

• Dynamics

• Tempo

• Pitch

• Duration

It refers to the number of individual musical lines (melodies) and the relationship these lines have to one another.

• texture

• timbre

• harmony

• balance

Texture shows how many sounds or voices are heard and how they are combined.

• True

• False

It has single melodic line without accompaniment

• Monophonic Texture

• Homophonic Texture

• Polyphonic Texture

Timbre, Pitch, Texture and Tempo in Music is known as

• Musical Symbol

• Elements of Music

• Table of Elements

• Musical Category