The Classical period composer who wrote the most significant operas, many of which are still performed today, is
A) Mozart. B) Haydn. C) Salieri. D) Monteverdi.
A
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What is the term that describes the compulsion that causes individuals (e.g., Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, Shakespeare) to endlessly reimagine a song, an object, or a grammatical phrase?
a. transformational imperative b. plagiarism c. inventive counterpoint d. creative dyslexia e. Warhol effect
Percussion instruments produce sound by being struck or shaken
a. true b. false
The Classical contrapposto pose played an important role in the development of showing a figure in a dramatically exaggerated spiral turn, an effect that would come to be known as
a. a serpentine figure. b. sensual indulgence. c. contrasting colors. d. obscure settings.
The "first practice" of music, as identified by Monteverdi, is described by all of the following except that
A. it is often used in church music. B. it uses Palestrina's style of choral polyphony. C. text expression is more important than the music. D. all of the voices are nearly equal in importance.