Gentile. 1  The word Gentiles means the nations, and eventually came to be used to mean all those not of the house of Israel. It is first used in Genesis with reference to the descendants of Japheth (Gen. 2  The duties of Israelites toward gentiles were defined in the law (Ex. 23: 32; Ex. 34: 12-16; Deut.
Definition of musical texture. 1  The term musical texture is frequently used - analogously with visual and tactile texture - in a rather vague way with reference to the overall sound of a piece of music. Texture is, however, one of the basic elements of music.
homophonic, chordal - multiple melodies proceeding with the same rhythm, resulting in the sound of sequential blocks of chords. if polyphonic, determine whether the texture is ... polyphonic, imitative - one or more parts imitates (echoes) the melody present in one of the other parts. polyphonic, nonimitative - two or parts that are relatively equal in importance, but do not include parts that imitate one another.