MUS 142 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Heterophony, Counterpoint, Monophony
MUS 114: Guided Notes
Week 3: Wednesday, Jan 27
Topic: Chapter 5: Musical Texture
Prelude 1: Listening to Music Today
Concert Attendance Requirements
Chapter 5: Musical Texture
Slide 1: Musical Texture
A. Number of layers of sound heard at one time
B. What kind of layers they are
C. How they relate to each other
Slide 2: Types of Texture
A. Monophony (Monophonic) :
>Single “voice” or melody without accompaniment ( does not mean one person)
B. Heterophony:
>multiple versions of a melody heard simultaneously
C. Polyphony (Polyphonic) :
>two or more different melodic lines combined, based on counterpoint
D. Homophony (Homophonic):
>Single melody of interest, subordinate accompaniment
>Homorhythmic: homophony where all the “voices” or parts move in the same rhythm
Slide 3: Contrapuntal Devices
A. Counterpoint: one musical line set against another
B. Imitation: Melodic idea presented in one voice and restated in another (has to have two layers of sound)
C. Canon: a strictly imitative work
>Round: a type of canon in which each voice enters in succession with the same melody (as in “Row,
row, row your boat)
Slide 4: Musical Texture and the Listener
-Different textures require different kinds of listening
A. Monophonic has a single focus
B. Homophonic/homorhythmic is most familiar
C. Polyphonic requires more experience
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