07:700:292 Lecture 2: Week 2 - 01_28_2019
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In music, the materials used are weaved in different ways. Different sound streams that constitute a piece and how they relate with one another. The overall quality of the voice textures. Perceived as a single stream of sound. Multiple streams of sound in which one stands out as principal sound. 2 or more streams of sound with same rhythm and different. 2 or more streams of sound of equal importance at the same. One voice performs melody while other provides a drone on a single pitch or a few pitches. 2 or more streams of sound performing slight variations of the same melody at the same time. Pay attention to the relationship between different strands of sound. Textures aren"t always straightforward, but you need to make a judgement call of what is most important at a certain moment. Textures may change within the same piece.