After participating in an unsuccessful revolution, this composer fled his native land to avoid a death sentence; fifteen years later and down to his last "dollar" he was rescued from oblivion by the new king of Bavaria, who paid his debts and arranged performances of his compositions
A) Johannes Brahms
B) Franz Liszt
C) Carl Maria von Weber
D) Richard Wagner
D
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Identify the key for each of the following exercises. Add inner voices and a roman numeral analysis. On the first line(s) below each exercise, name the cadence or cadences. On the lines that follow, identify the features of the chord progression that differ from the normal circle of fifths progression. These features include truncated progressions, chord substitutions, retrogressions, unusual chord qualities, and so on. The correct number of lines are provided for each exercise.
Which musical style appeared naïve and outdated after the conclusion of the Second World War?
a. nationalism b. twelve-tone c. neoclassicism d. atonality
When an advertising agency makes a big-budget network TV commercial, it typically solicits two or three music houses to submit ideas for original music. Because only one gets selected for the job, the music houses are initially working on _____ because there is no assurance that they will get paid.
What will be an ideal response?