Texture
Across
- 3. chords Short, sharp chords played for rhythmic emphasis
- 6. Music with two or more independent melodies played at the same time
- 9. A broken-chord accompaniment pattern used in classical music often in the left hand
- 10. Music based mainly on chords rather than a melody
- 12. The way a bass line that moves in steady steps, often using crotchets or quavers - esp in Jazz
- 15. Music with a main melody supported by chords
- 16. A texture with a clear main tune supported by harmony
Down
- 1. When a melody is copied by another part shortly after it is first heard
- 2. Music with a single melodic line and no harmony
- 4. A secondary melody played alongside the main melody
- 5. A melody where different parts start the same tune at different times
- 7. A higher melodic line played or sung above the main melody
- 8. A strict form of imitation where parts enter one after another with the same melody
- 11. Music built up using several musical layers added together
- 13. Two or more performers playing or singing the same notes at the same time
- 14. How the different layers of sound are combined in a piece of music