Music: An Appreciation, 10th Edition (Kamien)

A Guide to Musical Texture

http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/liske/musicalelements/texture/

This is the best resource the concepts of musical texture on the net. The site includes online annotated introductions to the concepts of monophonic, polyphonic and homophonic texture, mixed texture (changes in texture) with sound files and a review section. An additional nifty device, called a "texture finder" is also included.

Polyphony and Homophony

http://cnx.org/content/m14260/latest/

This site introduces basic forms of musical texture with audio examples drawn from various genres of music.

Using the websites provided above, answer the following questions.

1			Define monophonic texture.
2			Define polyphonic texture.
3			Define homophonic texture.
4			Using the "texture finder" resource, determine the musical texture of three musical compositions of your choosing. Identify examples of monophonic, polyphonic and homophonic texture.