Textures

Textures add variety to music expression.

Describe the textures of the following excerpts and the effects they create.

Note: Textures can be thick or thin. Textures can be monophonic (1 single melodic line), homophonic (1 melody line with accompaniment), or polyphonic (several melodic lines)

a) "You are the new day" by King Singers
b) "Wake me up when September Ends" by Green Day
c) Canon in D by Pachelbel
d) Cello Suite No. 1 by JS Bach
e) Toccata & Fugue performed by Vanessa Mae
f) "My Heart will Go On" sung by Celine Dion
g) "You are the Music in Me" from High School Musical
h) "Memory" from Cats