texture
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- noun
- /ˈtɛkstʃər/
- Specialized
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textura
- However, participants more accurately detected pitch errors in the full ensemble texture as compared with the single section texture.
- harmony and texture
- rhythm and texture
- timbre and texture
You only have one one way to to create this great texture of a performance.
- You only have one one way to to create this great texture of a performance.
Examples
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The bassline is now bigger, and the arrangement fills out into a denser texture.
Academic text (2017) -
The study asked questions about the tempo, meter, texture, instrumentation, melody, harmony, and dynamics.
Academic text (2003) -
The student should be able to recognize instrumentation, texture, genre, style, and the cultural context of the composition.
Academic text (1992) -
For an hour and a half more, the band wove a tapestry of sound and texture.
Fiction book (1997) -
Changes in dynamics often occur naturally with a change of instrumental texture, so marking these fluctuations is not always necessary.
Academic text (1999) -
The song begins with a relatively sparse texture, then repeats a second time with added layers, along with a propulsive dance beat.
Academic text (2017) -
Traditional listening tasks, such as identifying instruments, formal structures, or texture, are analytical tasks that require aural skills.
Academic text (2003) -
Hence the tremendous significance of the eruption of voice and word into the instrumental texture of Wagner's Ninth Symphony.
Academic text (1997) -
In this composition, the different musical textures blend seamlessly to create a harmonious effect.
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The choir's performance showcased various vocal textures, making the piece sound both rich and dynamic.
Compounds
How Layered
Surface Forms
Etymology
Texture comes from the Latin texere 'to weave'. Think of sounds as threads woven together — when voices and instruments join they make a musical texture, which explains why the word describes how musical parts combine.