MUSC 122 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Ostinato, Impressionism, Homophony
MUSC 122 - Chapter 7 Notes
Things highlighted in yellow is what I think is important. Other colors are for things that refer to each other. All pictures are either
from the textbook Music in Theory and Practice 9th Edition or notes that I hand wrote.
Chapter 7 Texture and Textural Reduction
Important Concepts
- Sound of music is direct result of the instruments and voices the composer uses
and also the way they are combined
- Texture
- Refers to the way melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are
combined in a composition
- Texture needs to be dealt with in a more specific way, since a change of
texture often mark formal divisions in music, and textural matters often
complicate harmonic analysis
- Often described in terms of density and range
- Isn’t as useful analytically
- Density
- “Thick” consisting of many voices or parts
- “Thin” consisting of few voices
- Range
- “Wide” large interval between lowest and highest tones
- “Narrow” small interval between lowest and highest tones
- Texture Types
- Description of texture type is much more precise than just density and
range
- Most common texture types are monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic,
and homorhythmic
- Monophonic Texture
- Simplistic texture type
- Consisting of a single melodic line
- Can be expanded by doubling in octaves or other intervals
- Also called parallelism
- Polyphonic Texture
- Consists of two or more lines moving independently or in imitation
with each other
- May be similar or contrasting in character
- Homophonic Texture
- Most common texture type in Western music
- Made up of a melody and an accompaniment
- Accompaniment provides rhythmic and harmonic support for
melody
Document Summary
Things highlighted in yellow is what i think is important. other colors are for things that refer to each other. All pictures are either from the textbook music in theory and practice 9th edition or notes that i hand wrote. Sound of music is direct result of the instruments and voices the composer uses. Texture and also the way they are combined. Refers to the way melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic materials are. Texture needs to be dealt with in a more specific way, since a change of combined in a composition texture often mark formal divisions in music, and textural matters often complicate harmonic analysis. Often described in terms of density and range. Wide large interval between lowest and highest tones. Narrow small interval between lowest and highest tones. Description of texture type is much more precise than just density and. Most common texture types are monophonic, polyphonic, homophonic, Can be expanded by doubling in octaves or other intervals.
