The first million-unit seller in the U.S. music business was________.
a. sheet music for “After the Ball” in 1892
b. the LP movie soundtrack from The Third Man in 1949
c. the vinyl single of Paul McCartney’s “Yesterday” in 1965
d. a prerecorded videocassette of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” in 1983
a. sheet music for “After the Ball” in 1892
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Which genre describes short piano compositions that quickly establish a definite mood or atmosphere?
A) sonata B) fantasy C) ballade D) character piece
A/an _____________ is a half arch used to counteract the outward thrust of the vault and to transfer the thrust to piers outside the walls.
A. aqueduct B. flying buttress C. crusade D. troubadour
The term "extramusical" refers to __________
a) sounds beyond humanly audible pitch b) musicthat comes from a written score c) music that refers to ideas beyond the realm of sound d) ideas about musical virtuosity
What is J.S. Bach's Coffee Cantata about?
A. A young girl who is addicted to coffee and her father who desperately tries to free her of this addiction. B. Claudio Monteverdi, the first solider to bring coffee to Germany. The cantata discusses his coffee-making adventures and how it led to the creation of Europe's first coffee shop: Dido and Aeneas. C. A sacred cantata that focuses on the glory of God D. A father and son who ride swiftly through the woods at night on horseback as they try to escape the cruel Elf King, the hoarder of the world's coffee.