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Music Theory: Texture

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alberti bass
noun
reiterated broken-chord figure used as an accompaniment, esp. in 18th-century rococo keyboard music
canon
noun
note-for-note imitation of one melodic line by another in which the second line starts after first
canonic
adjective
following the pattern of a musical canon
chordal homophony
noun
two or more voices performing the same or almost the same rhythm within a musical composition
chordal texture
noun
various chords having the same pitch
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contrapuntal
adjective
composed of two or more relatively independent melodies sounded together
countermelody
noun
melody played simultaneously with another melody as an integral part of the composition
counterpoint
noun
art of combining melodies
fugal imitation
noun
imitation rhythm or rhyme entering at a different pitch level
heterophonic
nun
simultaneous performance of two or more variations of a melody
heterophony
noun
simultaneous performance of the same melodic line by two or more performers with variations
homophonic
adjective
having one part or melody predominating
homophony
noun
state of being homophonic
imitative polyphony
noun
two voices singing the same lyrics at different times with different rhymes
melody with accompaniment
noun
musical piece with rhythm, chords that enhances the melody
monophonic
noun
musical style employing a single melodic line without accompaniment
non-imitative polyphony
noun
two voices using different rhythm and rhyming patterns
obbligato
adjective
musical direction that is obligatory or indispensable
ostinato
noun
constantly recurring melodic fragment
polyphonic
adjective
having two or more voices or parts, each with an independent melody, but all harmonizing
register
noun
compass or range of a voice or an instrument
soli
plural noun
plural for solo, restricted to classical music
tessitura
noun
general pitch level or average range of a vocal or instrumental part in a musical composition
tutti
adjective
all the voices or instruments together
walking bass
noun
left-hand accompaniment consisting of continuous rhythm of four beats to the measure

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