Barbershop is of "predominantly homophonic texture":

The first sentence under the first section (entitled "Definition of
the Barbershop Style") of the SPEBSQSA _CONTEST AND JUDGING HANDBOOK_
(August,2001; p. iii) reads:

"Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied vocal music
characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in
a predominantly homophonic texture."

The entire handbook is available at

www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/native/cb_00061.pdf

Steve Langford

>The first sentence under the first section (entitled "Definition of
>the Barbershop Style") of the SPEBSQSA _CONTEST AND JUDGING HANDBOOK_
>(August,2001; p. iii) reads:
>
> "Barbershop harmony is a style of unaccompanied vocal music
>characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in
>a predominantly homophonic texture."
>
>The entire handbook is available at
>
> www.spebsqsa.org/web/groups/public/documents/native/cb_00061.pdf

Thanks!

-Carl