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WorksheetsMusic- Texture
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 36mins
What is texture?
It describes how melodies, rhythms and harmonies are layered in a piece of music.
The volume of a piece of music.
The structure of a musical piece.
The speed of music.
A single melody is used along with accompanying harmonies.
Monophony
Homophony
Polyphony
Heterophony
A texture where two or more melodic lines of importance occur simultaneously.
Monophony
Homophony
Polyphony
Heterophony
A texture where only one melodic voice exists with no supporting harmonies.
Monophony
Homophony
Polyphony
Heterophony
Another word for polyphonic is?
Cadence
Cantabile
Texture
Contrapuntal
S.H.S.S choir is performing at a concert. All the voices sing the same rhythm, same lyrics at the same time. However, they harmonise. This texture can be described as?
Homophonic
Monophonic
Polyphonic
Heterophonic
What are some devices that make music polyphonic in texture?
Dynamics and Tempo
Pitch and Expression
Call and response and Imitation
Retrograde and Augmentation
What type of texture is used in this excerpt?
Monophony
Homophony
Heterophony
Polyphony
What type of texture is used in this excerpt?
Polyphony
Homophony
Monophony
Heterophony
This is a visual representation of what type of texture?
Polyphony
Heterophony
Monophony
Homophony
If there is one line of music playing we describe this as
unison
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
When the music is moving in block chords it is:
unison
homophonic
polyphonic
fugal
When there are many different strands of music all playing at the same time it is:
polyphonic
melody dominated homophony
homophonic
heterophonic
When two lines are of equal importance, but working against each other, they are known as:
heterophonic
in counterpoint
polyphonic
homophonic
If all the chords are moving in the same rhythm, they are:
homorhythmic
syncopated
polyrhythmic
chordal
If you have two melodies that are the same, but one is a decorated version of the first one, it is known as
homophonic
melody dominated homophony
polyphonic
heterophonic
In a _____________________________ there is one melody, and all the voices and accompaniments move rhythmically together (all the voices has the same rhythm).
Polyphonic texture
Homophonic texture
Monophonic texture
Melody & accompaniment texture
In the ___________________ there are many melodic voices that are independent or imitative.
Monophonic texture
Homophonic texture
Polyphonic texture
Melody & accompaniment texture
_______________ is written for only one voice or part.
Polyphonic texture
Homophonic texture
Monophonic texture
Melody & accompaniment texture
Texture is...
How loud or soft the music is played
The number of layers in music and the relationship between the layers
Combinations of long and short notes and rests
The main idea that is a single line of notes
Homophonic texture is...
A texture with a melody and harmony
A texture with a single layer; one melodic line
A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time
Two or more instruments or voices playing or singing the same pitches
Unison is...
Two or more pitches at the same time that support the melody
Two or more instruments or voices playing or singing the same pitches at the same time
Two or more people singing the same words at the same time
A texture with a melody and harmony
Melody is...
How loud or soft the music is played
Two or more voices singing the same pitches at the same time
Two or more pitches played at the same time
The main idea made up of a single line of notes
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
True
Homophony occurs when:
Various musical lines are heard one after another with the same melody or similar melodies.
The melody is heard in one line and the other parts have clearly less important material that forms an accompaniment.
All musical lines are heard simultaneously, but each has a different melody.
All voices or parts are heard simultaneously with the same melody.
What type of texture is represented here?
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
Heterophony
What type of texture is represented here?
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
Heterophony
What type of texture is represented here
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
Heterophony
What type of texture is represented here?
Monophony
Polyphony
Homophony
Heterophony
When a small amount of instruments are performing, the texture is considered as_______?
Thick
Thin
What is the definition of accompaniment?
Background music that supports a main part.
People that play in a band
Something that goes nicely with other music
