Heterophony and AP Music Theory
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Heterophonic - two or more voices playing variations of the same melody
Heterophonic – two or more voices simultaneously performing variations of the same melody
Heterophonic texture is rarely encountered in western music. It consists of a single melody, performed by two or more musicians, with slight or not-so-slight variations from performer to performer. These variations usually result from ornamentation being added spontaneously by the performers. Heterophony is mostly found in the music of non-western cultures such as Native American, Middle Eastern, and South African.
EXAMPLES
Heterophony
There is some heterophony (with some instruments playing more ornaments than others) in "Donulmez Aksamin" and in "Urfaliyim Ezelden" on the Turkish Music page.
The performance of "Lonesome Valley" by the Fairfield Four on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack is quite heterophonic.
(Old-style blues owes more to African than to Western traditions.)
Heterophonic - two or more voices playing variations of the same melody
Heterophonic – two or more voices simultaneously performing variations of the same melody
Heterophonic texture is rarely encountered in western music. It consists of a single melody, performed by two or more musicians, with slight or not-so-slight variations from performer to performer. These variations usually result from ornamentation being added spontaneously by the performers. Heterophony is mostly found in the music of non-western cultures such as Native American, Middle Eastern, and South African.
EXAMPLES
Heterophony
There is some heterophony (with some instruments playing more ornaments than others) in "Donulmez Aksamin" and in "Urfaliyim Ezelden" on the Turkish Music page.
The performance of "Lonesome Valley" by the Fairfield Four on the "O Brother, Where Art Thou" soundtrack is quite heterophonic.
(Old-style blues owes more to African than to Western traditions.)