The texture of this selection is best described as?

What happens to the musical character of the different parts when imitation is applied to all the voices?

A) the parts become similar, if not equal, in melodic content and rhythmic activity B) the parts become stratified in their individual characteristics C) the emphasis shifts from the middle voice to the outer voices D) the upper voices become more important than the lower voices

For Closer Look: Raphael’s School of Athens: Why do you suppose that Raphael chose to use the likenesses of so many of his contemporaries as models for the figures from Classical antiquity depicted in the painting?

What will be an ideal response?