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The document outlines various musical concepts, including monophonic, antiphonal, homophonic, and polyphonic textures. It explains the roles of melody, accompaniment, and other musical elements like call and response, octaves, and alberti bass. Additionally, it touches on the basso continuo used in the Baroque period for accompaniment.

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Learning-Mat-04-Texture

The document outlines various musical concepts, including monophonic, antiphonal, homophonic, and polyphonic textures. It explains the roles of melody, accompaniment, and other musical elements like call and response, octaves, and alberti bass. Additionally, it touches on the basso continuo used in the Baroque period for accompaniment.

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Monophonic Antiphonal

Music with only one part (one note at a time). Two groups of musicians
play/respond to each
other from two different
*You can have as many players or singers as you want on the same part performing positions.
so long as it is the only part. No chords!

Melody & Accompaniment Homophonic Polyphonic


A melody (tune) plus some accompanying All parts move in chords at the same time. Several (2 or more) independent lines of music.
chords or ideas.
Tune / Line 1

Tune
Moving at
the same Tune / Line 2

Accompaniment
time

Tune / Line 3

*Homo-phonic = same-sound… they have the same rhythm *Poly-phonic = many-sounds… several (two or more) different tunes.

Call And Response Octaves What Is The Instrument’s Role


One idea played/sung and then another When parts move together, an octave apart.
performer(s) responding. Melody – The tune.

Call Accompaniment – The parts supporting the tune.


*Same note name but different pitch.
Response Countermelody – A second melody that fits
Pedal with the main tune.
A long or repeated note – usually in the bass.
Alberti Bass Bass Line – The lowest sounding part.
Accompaniment found mainly in the left hand part of
piano music.
Don’t play all three notes of the triad together; break Basso Continuo
Long Note Repeated Note
them up into four equal notes. Usually lowest, The part given to instruments in The Baroque
highest, middle, highest. Drone Period that played the
Why doesn’t
Long or repeated notes – usually a 5th apart. bass line and chords,
Mr Edwards accompanying the
like playing an
Alberti Bass? melody, using figured
It gives him
Long Notes Repeated Notes bass.
the EBGBs. *Harpsichord, bass viol, organ, lute…

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