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  2. Homophony - Wikipedia

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    The rhythmic unison in all the parts makes this passage an example of homorhythm. In music, homophony ( / h ə ˈ m ɒ f ( ə ) n iː , h oʊ -/ ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] , Greek: ὁμόφωνος, homóphōnos , from ὁμός, homós , "same" and φωνή, phōnē , "sound, tone") is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more ...

  3. Heterophony - Wikipedia

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    In music, heterophony is a type of texture characterized by the simultaneous variation of a single melodic line. Such a texture can be regarded as a kind of complex monophony in which there is only one basic melody, but realized at the same time in multiple voices, each of which plays the melody differently, either in a different rhythm or tempo, or with various embellishments and elaborations ...

  4. Traditional sub-Saharan African harmony - Wikipedia

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    Traditional sub-Saharan African harmony is a music theory of harmony in sub-Saharan African music based on the principles of homophonic parallelism (chords based around a leading melody that follow its rhythm and contour), homophonic polyphony (independent parts moving together), counter-melody (secondary melody) and ostinato-variation (variations based on a repeated theme).

  5. Homorhythm - Wikipedia

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    Homorhythm is a condition of homophony. [2] All voices sing the same rhythm. This texture results in a homophonic texture, which is a blocked chordal texture. Homorhythmic texture delivers lyrics with clarity and emphasis. Texture in which parts have different rhythms is heterorythmic or heterometric.

  6. Polyphony - Wikipedia

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    Polyphony (/ p ə ˈ l ɪ f ə n i / pə-LIF-ə-nee) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords ().

  7. Texture (music) - Wikipedia

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    Many classical pieces feature different kinds of texture within a short space of time. An example is the Scherzo from Schubert’s piano sonata in B major, D575. The first four bars are monophonic, with both hands performing the same melody an octave apart: Schubert Sonata in B scherzo bars 1–4 Schubert Piano Sonata in B major scherzo bars 1–4

  8. Heteronym (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Dutch has heteronyms which vary in stress position, known as klemtoonhomogramen 'stress homograms', such as appel: 'apple' vs. 'appeal' (formerly written appèl). Other examples include beamen, bedelen, hockeyster, kantelen, misdadiger, overweg, verspringen, verwerpen.

  9. Rhotic consonant - Wikipedia

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    In common speech the vocalization is usual after short vowels as well, and additional contractions may occur: for example Dorn [dɔɐ̯n] ~ [dɔːn], hart [haɐ̯t] ~ [haːt]. [14] Commonplace mergers include that of /ar/ with /aː/ (leading to homophony of e.g. warten, waten ) and loss of length distinctions before coda /r/ (e.g. homophony of ...