What music is often used in program music to represent death?
A. Vivaldi's "Spring" music
B. The Kyrie section of the Mass
C. The "Dies Irae" melody
D. Berlioz's idée fixe
Answer: C
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A) Steve Reich B) George Crumb C) Joan Tower D) John Adams
Which secular tune has been borrowed frequently for religious purposes?
a. Comme femme desconfortée b. Dueil angoisseus c. L'Homme armé d. Contenance angloise
The difference between wings and borders is that: a. wings enclose the scene from above and borders enclose the scene on each side
b. wings are set parallel to the front of the stage in a series from front to back while borders are hung above each set of wings. c. wings replaced the front curtain, since there was no need for scene changes anymore, and borders enclosed the scene overhead. d. wings hang above the audience and borders hang above the stage.
Which of the following coincides with the end of the Classical period in Greek art?
a. the defeat of the Persian Xerxes b. the defeat of the Greeks by the Romans c. the administration of Pericles d. the death of Alexander