Harmony and Texture

The smallest harmonic unit contains how many pitches?

2

Which of the following terms does not refer to a basic musical texture?

Cacophony

How would you best describe the music of The Shower Scene from Alfred Hitchcock's film "Psycho"?

Dissonant

A fugue is a traditional form of composition in which all the parts enter at the same time using the same theme.

False

Consonant harmonies usually provide a feeling of tension.

False

The term harmony refers to the horizontal aspect of music.

False

Plainchant is a type of music that has what type of texture?

Monophony

The musical texture that consists of a single melody without accompaniment is called:

Monophony

Imitation is a characteristic of which type of texture?

Polyphony

Musical texture refers to how melody and harmony relate to each other.

True

Which term describes the following: Two or more parts sounding the same pitch or melody.

Unison

Which word best describes the following: Notes of a chord played one after another rather than simultaneously.

arpeggio

Which ONE of the following DOES NOT apply to a polyphonic texture?

melody and accompaniment