Homophony

Homophony is a musical term that describes the texture of two or more instruments or parts move together using the same rhythm. Many hymns are mainly homophonic. This is distict from Counterpoint, where parts move with rhythmic independance and monophonic, where there is but one part.

Related Topics:
Music - Texture - Instrument - Part - Rhythm - Hymn - Counterpoint - Monophonic

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