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.

Texture

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/music/musicalelements/texturerev1.shtml

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.