Why can the decade 1803-1813 be considered as the most auspicious in the history of Western music?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: so many important composers born during that period: Berlioz, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt,
Verdi, and Wagner
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How did Berg organize Wozzeck?
A) in a seamless through-composed style reminiscent of Wagner's music dramas B) as a traditional number opera, with subdivisions into arias, recitatives, and ensembles C) by using twelve-tone music throughout, although each major character has their own tone row D) by uniting scenes within each act in varying ways; such as theme and variation form or through a common note, rhythm, or chord
Explain several different ways in which artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries have referred to the work of earlier artists in their own works. Mention specific works and artists to illustrate your points
What will be an ideal response?
In the organum Viderunt omnes by Perotinus the Great, which voice holds out the chant in long tones while the other voices proceed in strict rhythms?
a. duplum b. triplum c. quadruplum d. tenor
What unifying device does Nicholas Nixon employ to document the aging process in his photographic series of The Brown Sisters?
a) The women are always arranged in the same order. b) He shoots the portrait with the same background each year. c) The sisters wear matching clothes in each image. d) He only photographs close-up views of their faces.