Music A-Level
Texture
What Texture means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Describes how different layers of sound interact within a musical composition, and is a vital tool for establishing mood, character, and narrative focus.
Something affected by phasing, which must be recognised alongside its effect on rhythm in post-1910 art music.
Topics that use Texture
- Area of study 3: Music for media - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
- Area of study 7: Art music since 1910 - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Drone
- Extended instrumental techniques
- Harmonic ambiguity
- Harmonic language
- Polyrhythm
- Reverb
- Texture and density
- Thematic development
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