How does the orchestra in a Wagnerian music drama contribute to the composer’s concept of Gesamtkunstwerk?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: it plays leitmotifs, not just homophonic chords, that suggest what the character is thinking without anything
being said
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List three examples that illustrate assimilation of outside influences into India’s music culture. (Examples may vary.)
What will be an ideal response?
A pianist known for his extended solo improvisations on the ECM record label, both live and studio, as
well as his eclecticism is
a. Herbie Hancock b. Josef Zawinul c. Chick Corea d. Keith Jarrett
The numerous rock-cut sanctuaries at Lalibela in Ethiopia is evidence of the popularity of ___________in the thirteenth century
A. Buddhism B. Hinduism C. Judaism D. Christianity
The staircase at the Great Stupa at Sanchi, leads the worshiper ____________
a. to the location of the Jade Buddha b. to the principal Buddha c. to mecca d. from the base to the drum