MUS-0001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Guillaume De Machaut, Gregorian Chant, Strophic Form
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Texture: monophony- one unaccompanied melody, two or more melodies/notes being played or sung at the same time homophony or polyphony, polyphony- there are 2 or more independent melodies played or sung at the same time. Often one line can be isolated alone as the main melody. (ex: harmony: overlap of pitches. Harmony- how different pitches are combined together in homophonic or polyphonic music ( harmony can also refer to the rules one uses to combine different melodies) A collection of two or more different pitches played or sung at the same time. (can be both in a major key or a minor key (harsher sounding)) Consonance- chords/intervals that sound pleasing, though there can be a slight sense of tension. The chords seem to go well with each other (an octave is the most consonant interval because there is not a clash between the notes)
