Chapter 4 flashcards.txt

Musical characteristic that describes the relative importance and distribution of various instrumental or vocal parts. Changes in texture often articulate important sectional divisions and make them obvious to the ear.

One sound - a single melody. Can be a number of instruments playing the same melody together.

A type of monophony that has the same melody sung or played in different octaves simultaneously

A single melody accompanied by supporting harmony/accompaniment. Attention is focused on the melody rather than on the accompaniment.

Multiple melodies of equal focus at the same time

Singers sing the same melody at staggered time intervals

Singers sing the same melody at staggered time intervals

One line plays the same melody as in another but starts later in time so the melody overlaps with itself

Simultaneous variations (whether in notes or ornamentation) in a single melody

A long, constant pitch played throughout all or part of a composition

Drumming where each drum has a line of its own, but "melodies" are limited for drums