Opera seria includes all of the following characteristics with the exception of:
a. florid da capo arias are standard. b. while there is elaborate scenery, attention is focused on beautiful melodiesand the vocal skill of the leading singers
c. the libretto is a thinly disguised allegory praising the heroic actions of theruler.
d. spoken dialogue replaces extended passages of simple recitative.
d
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In The Burial of Count Orgaz, the __________ painter El Greco's heavenly figures appear __________
a. Italian; sculptural and three-dimensional b. French; ghostly c. Spanish; extremely attenuated d. Flemish; unemotional and calm e. Venetian; distressed
In Mona Lisa, Leonardo achieved the sfumato effect by
a. including extensive landscape in the background. b. placing the vanishing point behind the subject’s head. c. juxtaposing the subject against a black background. d. building up color with many layers of transparent oil paint.
Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of a disciplinary perspective means that you can
a. Not use this discipline if the perspective is weak b. Understand that different complex problems will need different perspectives, and that each disciplinary perspective is only a partial illumination of the problem. c. Concentrate on eliminating all the weak disciplinary perspectives after you have completed a list of disciplinary perspectives you will consult for your complex problem.
___________ work often deemphasizes the written text
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word