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112.1What is texture?
Texture means:
the way musical layers coexist and interact at a given moment.
Possible layers:
- melody
- bass
- inner harmony
- countermelody
- rhythmic pattern
- pedal/resonance
- octave doubling
The important question is not merely:
“How many notes?”
It is:
How many independent musical roles are active?