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Texture - unison and monophonic

Unison

Chordal accompaniment is where different instruments or parts play or sing the same notes. Music that has no chordal accompaniment is described as in .

Monophonic

Monophonic means there is only one line of music - one instrument or singer. There is no accompaniment or secondary melody. The term monophonic can be used for single lines - this could be solo, unison or octave doubling.

Gregorian chant is monophonic - all the monks sing the same melody together.