TEXTURE AND MELODY IN MUSIC

Beethoven's Ode to Joy musical phrases:

Listen to Beethoven's Ode to joy

Listen to 'The Hen', Symphony 83 by Haydn

TEXTURE IN MUSIC

 TYPES OF TEXTURE:

1. Monophonic - One melody without any accompaniment, for example, the Gregorian Chant (Middle Ages)

2. Polyphonic texture- Various melodies playing at the same time. It can be homophonic (all the voices play different melodies but with the same rhythm), counterpoint or melody with accompaniment.

 

 Polyphonic or monophonic?

Monteverdi - Cruda amarilli
Victimae paschali laudes
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody