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.
Texture: The three types of texture are: Monophonic, homophonic and polyphonic: One melodic voice without harmony is which music texture? Monophonic: Multiple voices of which the melody stands out and others form a background of harmony is which music texture? Homophonic Multiple melodic voices which are to an extent independent from one another (such as the round of row, row, row your boat) is which music texure?