What
is a musical texture?
What
does it share with / how does it differ from
textures
of fabric
surface
textures of objects
texture
in flat visual representations (wallpaper, painting, etc) ?
I
have been examining textures in music for years, and am now trying to refine the concept(s) so
that we can talk about musical textures in terms beyond "dense" & "sparse".
If
we can describe the difference between non-musical textures, can that help us
in formulating an appropriate vocabulary for musical textures? Which of
the following terms (if any) would make sense to you in the description of a
musical texture:
fluid, rough, variegated, intricate, evenly-patterned,
monochrome, geometric, organic
Can
you suggest terms that would be useful in differentiating classes of textures
from each other?
Here
are some visual textures, fabric textures, (pictures of) textures found in
nature, and musical textures. Can we identify some characteristics comparable
with textures in other mediums?