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Musical Texture & Chordal Spacing

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Homophonic <strong>Texture</strong><br />

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Music with more than one voice part<br />

Attention is drawn to the prominent melodic line the<br />

other voice parts are secondary<br />

<strong>Chordal</strong> or Homorhythmic <strong>Texture</strong><br />

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All voices proceed in the same rhythm<br />

The ear is drawn to the soprano part; the melody may<br />

appear in other voices<br />

Figured <strong>Chordal</strong> <strong>Texture</strong><br />

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Series of blocked chords and arpeggiated harmonies<br />

with a consistent figuration<br />

Upper voices of the broken chords act as the principal<br />

melodic line<br />

Types of <strong>Texture</strong>

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