MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Monophony, Homophony, Middle Ages
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Other common dynamic markings: cres. (crescendo) : becoming louder, dim. (diminuendo) : becoming softer, sfz (sforzando) : suddenly forceful/loud. A function of the number and general relationship of musical lines to on another. Types of texture: monophony: single unaccompanied melody (someone singing happy birthday alone, polyphony: more than one voice or part plays a melody simultaneously, homophony: melody with accompaniment. Timbre: the color of the music, the character of the sound, the same melody can sound very different depending on who is singing or what instrument is playing.
