Musical Texture

What is musical texture?

• Two or more instruments of voices heard

• Different musicians playing

• Differences in the layers of sounds

Which texture needs chords?

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Heterophonic

Monophonic texture has counterpoints and harmonies

• True

• False

In monophonic music there can be no rhythmic accompaniment.

• True

• False

Two students playing the same recorder melody is in which texture?

• Heterophony

• Polyphony

• Monophony

A singer with a keyboard player doing accompaniment is which texture?

• Heterophonic

• Homophonic

• Counterpoint

Which of these does not belong?

• Contrapuntal

• Canon

• Polyphony

• Harmony

A church choir usually sings in which texture?

• Polyphonic

• Homophonic

• Monophonic

• Heterophonic

Which texture has a clear melody line supported by chords?

• Homophony

• Heterophony

• Polyphony

• Countermelody

In monophonic texture, there is a limit to the number of persons you can have.

• True

• False