Some music is written with 'block' chords, some has weaving parts around the tune, and some music has no harmony at all. These are all examples of textures in music.
This literally means ”sounding together”. Homophonic music is played in block chords. Homophonic music is also sometimes called chordal music.
An example can be found at the end of “And the Glory of the Lord” from Handel’s Messiah.
Within a homophonic texture, other devices can be used - such as a walking bass, pedal notes or drones. Homophonic textures are all based around chords moving together at the same speed.
