What are “blue” notes?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Pitch inflections, often microtonal (smaller than a semitone).

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The statement that there are more detailed relationships in Autumn Rhythm than in the Last Supper is

A. interpretive B. historical C. descriptive D. evaluative

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Carlo Maderno departed from Bramante's and Michelangelo's designs for Saint Peter's by _____

a. making the dome ogival b. adding a nave c. diminishing the height of the building d. eliminating the dome

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What is the correct name for this scale?

A. major scale B. blues scale C. harmonic minor scale D. minor pentatonic scale E. major pentatonic scale

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The saying, “town air brings freedom” refers to

a) residents being able to produce and sell their own goods under communal cities. b) the ability of serfs to own land after their liberation. c) the relative health of city versus rural life where diseases spread through illiterate populations. d) the independence of citizens from any government, feudal, or papal control.

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