Interval and Monophonic

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Interval

An interval is the measurement of the distance in pitch between two notes.

A harmonic interval results if the notes are performed at the same time while a melodic interval occurs when the notes are played successively.

KINDS..

Perfect Interval
Is a modifier used only in connection with unisons, 4ths, 5ths, 8 ves. When a perfect interval is raised by a half step, it becomes augmented.

When a perfect interval is lowered half step, it becomes diminished.

Major Interval
When a major interval is raised by a half step, it becomes augmented. When a major interval is lowered by a half step, it becomes minor.

When a perfect interval is lowered by two half step, it becomes diminished.

Minor Interval
When a minor interval is raised by a half step, it becomes major. When a minor interval is raised by a half step, it becomes augmented.

When a minor interval is lowered by two half step, it becomes diminished.

Monophonic

Literally meaning "one sound monophonic structure. Describes music consisting of a single melodic line.

Whether it is sung/played by one person or many, as long as the same notes and rhythms are being performed, monophonic texture results.

Refers to a single melodic line. An example of this is the plainchant or plainsong a form of medieval church music that involves chanting.

Plainchant doesn't use any instrumental accompaniment, instead, it uses words that are sung.

Moniot dArras was one of the composers who wrote monophonic songs. It was around the year 600 when Pope Gregory the Great (also known as Pope Gregory 1) wanted to compile all the different types of chants into one collection. This compilation will later be known as Gregorian Chant.

Monophony

In music, monophony is the simplest of textures, consisting of melody without accompanying harmony.

This may be realized as just one note at a time, or with the same note duplicated at the octave.

If an entire melody is played by two or more instruments or sung by a choir with a fixed interval between the voices or in unison, it is also said to be in monophony. Music in which all the notes sung are in unison is called monophonic.

According to Ardis Butterfield (1997), monophony "is the dominant mode of the European vernacular genres as well as of Latin song ... in polyphonic works, it remains a central compositional principle." Polyphony has two or more independent melodic voices. Monophony is one voice in music rather like a soliloquy.

A graphic representation of monophony may look like this: