Practice Questions for Lesson 3
Polyphonic Texture -- Rounds, Melodic Ostinati, Imitation


Definitions for terms in Lesson 3

Rounds and Canons are melodies which can be performed by independent musical voices starting at different times to produce harmony.

A Melodic Ostinato is a short repeated melody pattern which is intended to be performed together with another melody to produce harmony.

Imitation is characterized by the regular occurrence of the same or similar melodic pitch patterns at different times in different voices.


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