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8.15One chord, many textures

Take only C major.

Try:

Texture 1

Block:

C-E-G

C-E-G

Texture 2

Arpeggio:

C-E-G-C

C-E-G-C

Texture 3

Alberti:

C-G-E-G

C-G-E-G

Texture 4

Open:

C-G-C-E

C-G-C-E

Texture 5

Bass + syncopated chord

LH: C

RH: E-G-C on offbeats

Texture 6

Rolling pattern

C-G-E-G-C-G-E-G

C-G-E-G-C-G-E-G

The harmony did not change.

Only texture changed.

This is arrangement.