GCSE music texture keywords

Alberti bass is.......

• an accompaniment played on a bass drum

• an accompaniment based on a broken chord (note 1,5,3,5 of the chord).

• a composition device created by Albert Einstein

Unison is when.....

• instruments or voices play the same pitch, same rhythm

• instruments or voices play different pitches and rhythms

• instruments or voices don't play together

When all parts move together with the same rhythm as a chord this texture is called......

• monophonic

• polyphonic

• homophonic

When one part copies another, this is called.....

• chordal

• imitation

• monophonic

what is a drone?

• a repeated canon

• an additional melody

• a repeated or sustained sound (like bagpipes or a tanpura)

when all the parts play the same melody but start after each other to create an overlap effect....this is called....

• canon

• rocket

• missile launcher

polyphonic is.....

• a chemical compound

• many independent lines

• a single line

a walking bass is.......

• notes that are played at a walking tempo

• a treble part - steady (all notes same length) and often predictable

• a bass part - steady (all notes same length) and often predictable