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Usually, it's put "on top" of {{harmony}} to form a texture of music called {{homophony}}. This style of music—melody on top of harmony—is probably the most common style of western music these days, and has been for the last few hundred years. By being on top we mean that its range of {{pitch}}es is higher—the notes that make up the melody are usually higher than the notes that make up the harmony. But not always.

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Usually, it's put "on top" of {{harmony}} to form a texture of music called {{homophony}}.homophony. This style of music—melody on top of harmony—is probably the most common style of western music these days, and has been for the last few hundred years. By being on top we mean that its range of {{pitch}}es is higher—the notes that make up the melody are usually higher than the notes that make up the harmony. But not always.



When you have multiple melodies going at the same time that somehow fit together and kinda interact with each other, that's called {{counterpoint}}, and the result is texture called {{polyphony}}.

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When you have multiple melodies going at the same time that somehow fit together and kinda interact with each other, that's called {{counterpoint}}, and the result is texture called {{polyphony}}.
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Note that melodically-interesting lines need not be at the top of the texture. Sometimes, the melody is in the bass.

Melody tropes:
* FallingBass

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