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- What does Homorhythmic mean in music?
- What's the difference between homophonic and Homorhythmic?
- What are examples of homophonic songs?
- What is homophonic example?
What does Homorhythmic mean in music?
In music, homorhythm (also homometer) is a texture where there is a "sameness of rhythm in all parts" or "very similar rhythm" as would be used in simple hymn or chorale settings. Homorhythm is a condition of homophony.
What's the difference between homophonic and Homorhythmic?
Homophony describes a texture that comes about through homorhythm. The two terms describe two different aspects of music: homophony refers to timbre, while homorhythm refers to time.
What are examples of homophonic songs?
Homophony
- A classic Scott Joplin rag such as “Maple Leaf Rag” or “The Entertainer”
- The “graduation march” section of Edward Elgar's “Pomp and Circumstance No. 1”
- The “March of the Toreadors” from Bizet's Carmen.
- No. 1 (“Granada”) of Albeniz' Suite Espanola for guitar.
What is homophonic example?
An example of something homophonic is a piece of music with chords, where two instruments play the same line of melody in the same rhythm; however, one instrument plays one note and a second intrument places a note in harmony. An example of homophonic words are pair and pear. Having the same sound.
