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a drama that is sung
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opera
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a typical feature of a concerto is a free solo passage without orchestral accompaniment called the
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cadenza
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during his music career johann sebastian bach held the position of
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all of the above
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george gershwins folk opera ____ was far ahead of its time
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porgy and bess
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harry partch experimented with a ____ tuning system
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microtonal
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higdon chose the title blue cathedral as a tribute to
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her brother
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how did haydns military symphony earn its nickname
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it includes percussion instruments associated with turkish military music
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how many symphonies did beethoven write
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9
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louis moreau gottschalk was born in
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new orleans
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music composed with out literary or pictorial meanings is called
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absolute music
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the expressive device that renaissance composers used to pictoralize words musically is called
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word painting
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the "ode to joy" is the finale of baeethoven's
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sympony no. 9
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the fixed melody used as a basis for elaborate polyphonic writing in the renaissance was called
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a cantus firmus
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the piano manufacturer in NY that made major improvements to the instrument was
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steinway
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the portion of the mass that changes from day to day depending on the feast celebrated is called
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the proper
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the principal themes in wagers operas which recur throughout and carry specific meanings are called
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leitmotifs
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the quality of sound that distinguishes one instrument voice is
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timbre
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what is process music
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music that changes gradually
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which group of instruments was the nucleus of the classical orchestra
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strings
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which of the following best describes the role of women in the 19th century music
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the piano provided women with a socially acceptable performance outlet
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which of the following composers is considered one of Americas greatest poets as well
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bob dylan
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which of the following is an example of a rock musical
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rent
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which of the following elements in the rite of spring could be considered the most innovative
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unpredictable rhythms and meters
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which of the following was not an important keyboard instrument during the baroque
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the piano
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which of the following was not a subject reflected in the poems of the troubadours and truveres
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the rebirth if classical learning
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woodwind instruments
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all consist of a pipe with holes
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american musical theater developed out of the european comic opera or operetta tradition
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true
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a musical form based on a statement, a departure, and a restatement of the first idea is called binary form
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false
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bartok composed his concerto for orchestra while he was terminally ill
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true
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billie holidays billie blues retains the standard twelve-bar blues structure
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true
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during the romantic era piano music was intended for professional performers only
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false
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harry t burleigh incorperated blues-related harmony in his arraignment if sweet low sweet chariot
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true
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immigrant composers were importantly in the history of vaudeville
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true
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in western music the octave is divided into seven equal parts which make up the chromatic scale
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false
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matrin luther launched the reformation movement
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true
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ragtime was named for its ragged highly syncopated rhythms and melodies
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true
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repetition is an important element of minimalism
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true
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segi prokofeiv composed the popular peter and the wolf
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true
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stardivarius, guarneri, and amati were famous makers of violins during the baroque era
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true
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the harlem renaissance highlighted af american intellectual life in the 1920s and 1930s
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true
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the music of charles ives was very popular and was performed frequently during his lifetime
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false
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tan dun combines western musical styles with those of
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china
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which of the following composers wrote the opera nixon in china
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john adams
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who composed the music for the lord of the rings trilogy
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howard shore
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the keyboard instrument that uses various sets of pipes to create constraining colors is
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the organ
