Textures

TEXTURES

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MONOPHONY

Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nacht Musik: I
Gregorian Chant: Mass for Easter: Introit. Sung by: Nova Schola Gregoriana
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1: IV
Attributed to Bach: Toccata in D Minor

HOMOPHONY

Melody and Accompaniment

Chordal Homophony

POLYPHONY

General

Imitative Polyphony

HETEROPHONY

O. Coleman: Lonely Woman

MELODY IN PARALLEL VOICES

J. Strauss: Vienna Woods Parallel sixths
Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Doubled at the octave

VARIOUS TEXTURES, SAME EXCERPT

Offenbach: from Orpheus in Hades monophonic alternating with melody & accomp.
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik monophonic, melody & accomp.
Handel: "Hallelujah" from Messiah monophonic, homophonic, polyphonic
Josquin: "Qui tollis" from Pange Linua Mass polyphonic, chordal homophony