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Music- Texture

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is texture?

a)

It describes how melodies, rhythms and harmonies are layered in a piece of music.

b)

The volume of a piece of music.

c)

The structure of a musical piece.

d)

The speed of music.

2.

A single melody is used along with accompanying harmonies.

a)

Monophony

b)

Homophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Heterophony

3.

A texture where two or more melodic lines of importance occur simultaneously.

a)

Monophony

b)

Homophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Heterophony

4.

A texture where only one melodic voice exists with no supporting harmonies.

a)

Monophony

b)

Homophony

c)

Polyphony

d)

Heterophony

5.

Another word for polyphonic is?

a)

Cadence

b)

Cantabile

c)

Texture

d)

Contrapuntal

6.

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?

a)

Homophonic

b)

Monophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Heterophonic

7.

What are some devices that make music polyphonic in texture?

a)

Dynamics and Tempo

b)

Pitch and Expression

c)

Call and response and Imitation

d)

Retrograde and Augmentation

8.

What type of texture is used in this excerpt?

a)

Monophony

b)

Homophony

c)

Heterophony

d)

Polyphony

9.

What type of texture is used in this excerpt?

a)

Polyphony

b)

Homophony

c)

Monophony

d)

Heterophony

10.

This is a visual representation of what type of texture?

a)

Polyphony

b)

Heterophony

c)

Monophony

d)

Homophony

11.

If there is one line of music playing we describe this as

a)

unison

b)

monophonic

c)

homophonic

d)

polyphonic

12.

When the music is moving in block chords it is:

a)

unison

b)

homophonic

c)

polyphonic

d)

fugal

13.

When there are many different strands of music all playing at the same time it is:

a)

polyphonic

b)

melody dominated homophony

c)

homophonic

d)

heterophonic

14.

When two lines are of equal importance, but working against each other, they are known as:

a)

heterophonic

b)

in counterpoint

c)

polyphonic

d)

homophonic

15.

If all the chords are moving in the same rhythm, they are:

a)

homorhythmic

b)

syncopated

c)

polyrhythmic

d)

chordal

16.

If you have two melodies that are the same, but one is a decorated version of the first one, it is known as

a)

homophonic

b)

melody dominated homophony

c)

polyphonic

d)

heterophonic

17.

In a _____________________________ there is one melody, and all the voices and accompaniments move rhythmically together (all the voices has the same rhythm).

a)

Polyphonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

18.

In the ___________________ there are many melodic voices that are independent or imitative.

a)

Monophonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Polyphonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

19.

_______________ is written for only one voice or part.

a)

Polyphonic texture

b)

Homophonic texture

c)

Monophonic texture

d)

Melody & accompaniment texture

20.

Texture is...

a)

How loud or soft the music is played

b)

The number of layers in music and the relationship between the layers

c)

Combinations of long and short notes and rests

d)

The main idea that is a single line of notes

21.

Homophonic texture is...

a)

A texture with a melody and harmony

b)

A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

c)

A texture with many melodic lines playing at the same time

d)

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

22.

Unison is...

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Two or more people singing the same words at the same time

d)

A texture with a melody and harmony

23.

Melody is...

a)

How loud or soft the music is played

b)

Two or more voices singing the same pitches at the same time

c)

Two or more pitches played at the same time

d)

The main idea made up of a single line of notes

24.

Harmony is...

a)

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

b)

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

c)

The main idea made up of a single line of notes

d)

A texture with a single layer; one melodic line

25.
What words are NOT used to describe density of sound?
a)
thick / thin
b)
sparse / dense
c)
numbers of layers
d)
loud / soft
26.
Which term is used to describe a melodic line played by multiple instruments in unison?
a)
Polyphonic
b)
Homophonic
c)
Monophonic
d)
Heterophonic
27.
Which term is used to describe a chordal pattern that follows the rhythm of the melody?
a)
Polyphonic
b)
Homophonic
c)
Monophonic
d)
Heterophonic
28.
Heterophonic texture is two melodies, so it is basically the same as a countermelody
a)

True

b)
False
29.
What musical element refers to the way timbre, rhythm, melody, and harmony are combined?
a)
texture
b)
articulation
c)
dynamics
d)
tempo
30.

Homophony occurs when:

a)

Various musical lines are heard one after another with the same melody or similar melodies.

b)

The melody is heard in one line and the other parts have clearly less important material that forms an accompaniment.

c)

All musical lines are heard simultaneously, but each has a different melody.

d)

All voices or parts are heard simultaneously with the same melody.

31.

What type of texture is represented here?

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Homophony

d)

Heterophony

32.

What type of texture is represented here?

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Homophony

d)

Heterophony

33.

What type of texture is represented here

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Homophony

d)

Heterophony

34.

What type of texture is represented here?

a)

Monophony

b)

Polyphony

c)

Homophony

d)

Heterophony

35.

When a small amount of instruments are performing, the texture is considered as_______?

a)

Thick

b)

Thin

36.

What is the definition of accompaniment?

a)

Background music that supports a main part.

b)

People that play in a band

c)

Something that goes nicely with other music