WorksheetsElements of Music - Texture
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In a _____________________________ there is one melody, and all the voices and accompaniments move rhythmically together.
Polyphonic texture
Homophonic texture
Monophonic texture
Heterophonic 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
The practice of two or more musicians performing at the same time different versions of the same melody.
Monophonic texture
Polyphonic texture
Heterophonic texture
Homophonic texture
If there is one line of music playing we describe this as
heterophonic
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
When the music has one melody line and is accompanied by block chords it is:
monophonic
homophonic
polyphonic
heterophonic
When there are many different strands of music all playing at the same time it is:
polyphonic
melody dominated homophony
homophonic
heterophonic
If you have two melodies that are the same, but one is a decorated version of the first one, it is known as
homophonic
monophonic
polyphonic
heterophonic
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
