The term avant-garde refers to
A. the soldiers at the back of a military formation.
B. artists who rebel against tradition.
C. artists who follow the conventions of a time period.
D. the French mime tradition started by Jacques Lecoq.
B
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Which book was written by Johann Quantz and is a rich source of information about mid eighteenth-century performance practice?
A) Essay on the True Art of Playing the Keyboard B) Essay on Playing the Flute C) The New Music D) Treatise on the Fundamentals of Violin Playing
What was the theologian Thomas Aquinas's goal in his life work?
a. restore the validity of Church doctrine b. establish Latin as a universal language c. harmonize human reason and divine revelation d. challenge the pope's authority over church offices
Douglas Steakley"s raised vessels (fig. 11.13) are an example of __________
A. oxidized silver B. hammered copper C. plated gold D. annealed brass
Schubert's Der Erlkönig (The Elf King) follows which of the following plots?
A. A father and son ride on horseback through the woods. The boy screams that the Elf King is after him (though the father dismisses it as a shadow or the wind). The Elf King comes into contact with the boy and when they arrive home, the boy is dead. B. The Elf King lives in a tree factory with many other elves. The Elf King oversees the production of many delicious cookies. C. The Elf King rides quickly through the woods in attempt to escape the soldiers who have betrayed their loyalty to him. The soldiers soon catch-up to the Elf King. But, thanks to quick wit and excellent use of a sword, the Elf King defeats the rogue soldiers and is able to yet again rule from the throne that is rightfully his. D. A father and son ride on horseback quickly through the forest in order to rescue their family. The Elf King has kidnapped the family. Without rescue the family will die. Ultimately, the father and son save the family from the grasp of the Elf King but the father receives a fatal wound as result of the brave rescue.