Music 1710F/G Lecture Notes - Nicolas Gombert, Gregorian Chant, Johann Sebastian Bach
6 Feb 2013
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Texture the density and disposition of musical lines that make a composition. Monophonic texture a single line of melodic texture; no accompaniment eg. singing by yourself, gregorian chant in the middle ages chanting in unison. Polyphonic texture two or more lines are sung. Compete equally for attention from one who listens to the piece. Counterpoint two or more melodic lines that are independent of each other and are harmonious. Imitative counterpoint melodic material shared b/w the two lines. Free counterpoint counterpoint without any imitation in the voices. May begin together or separately no melodic relationship. Most counterpoint does not fall into these two categories strictly. Canon a melody reproducing the initial melody exactly. Strictest form of imitative counterpoint. eg. are you sleeping . Js bach, sinfonia no 4 in b flat major (bwv 800) Counterpoint is both free and imitative often involve imitation, but almost never completely perfect in imitation.
