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Musical Texture

Polyphony
Polyphonic Texture
 Texture:
Term which refers to the vertical structure of a composition, or
how many parts or voices there are, what the configuration
(close, open, etc.) of the voices happens to be, how
the voices interact, etc.

 Polyphonic/Polyphony:
Music composed for many parts or voices, each with its
own melody, thus creating a rich texture of sound.
Polyph Monop
onic! honic!
MIDDLE Eastern
Music –
“Gates of Arabia”
by Derek and
Brandon Feichter
Instrumentation: Duduk (1), Tar (2), Doumbek (3),
other Middle Eastern strings and percussive
sounds

Think about different instruments and their


melodic and rhythmic patterns… 1 2 3
Your turn!
Rule 1: Rule 3:
No banging, smashing, When other groups
throwing—they belong in are performing, do not
hands not in the air or the play your instrument.
ground!

Rule 2:
Be open and accepting
of everyone’s ideas
when composing.
Group
improvisation!
Image Citation links
• https://www.ethnicmusical.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Persian-t
ar-by-Master-Shushtari-4.jpg
• https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f8/f3/97/f8f397f8a867ebcb1c528de125
398404.jpg
• https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.YsRiVapI3QzyAbpm4eOeXAAAAA?w
=193&h=323&c=7&o=5&dpr=1.25&pid=1.7
• https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.static.steveweissmusic.com/product
s/images/uploads/30609_50587_popup.jpg
• https://s7d9.scene7.com/is/image/OCProduction/qr767?wid=800&hei
=600

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