What was the basic difference in the purpose of music theory between the ancient Greeks and Medieval monks?
What will be an ideal response?
Greeks were interested in the science of sound whereas the monks sought to explain, preserve, and facilitate the music they sang.
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A) on paper B) in time C) in space D) in color patterns E) into chords
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A) ?a Classicizing deity sharing power with Jupiter. B) ?the central, frontal figure of a triad. C) ?in the act of adlocutio. D) ?the focal point of the decursio ritual.
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A. Franz Joseph Haydn B. Antonio Vivaldi C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart D. Ludgwig von Beethoven E. Johannes Brahms