Want this question answered?
polyphonic texture
Yes
always has a single solution
false
It is usually called the axis for the independent variable.
polyphony
polyphonic texture
a piece with 2 or more melodic lines
2 or more!
Polyphonic.
Simultaneous performance of two or more melodic lines of relatively equal interest produces the texture called polyphonic, meaning having many sounds. In polyphony several melodic lines compete for attention. The technique of combining several melodic lines into a meaningful whole is called counterpoint or contracanto.
polyphonic
Heterophony describes a texture where there is a single important melody, but as it is heard, the musicians are altering ornaments and at times independent lines around the main melody in an unrestrictive manner. It is a kind of texture that is commonly applied to Dixieland Jazz.
Heterophony describes a texture where there is a single important melody, but as it is heard, the musicians are altering ornaments and at times independent lines around the main melody in an unrestrictive manner. It is a kind of texture that is commonly applied to Dixieland Jazz.
counterpoint.
smooth melodic lines and unstressed rhythm
* Earliest polyphony called organum * Combining 2 (or more) melodic lines, or adding one (or more) new melodic lines to an existing chant