What is counterpoint?

What will be an ideal response?


Counterpoint is a musical work consisting of two equal melody lines played against each other. Bach used them in his music.

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Why does the text say that part of art history is "the study of individual works of art outside of time and place"?

A. The formal qualities of a work of art may be studied apart from context. B. The iconography of a work of art exists outside time and place. C. Works of art do not reference the time and place of their making. D. Works of art are best studied individually rather than in groups.

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. With good long-range planning, it is not necessary to double check items orders placed with venders a few days before the event. 2. The personal requirements of a performing artist specified in a contract sometimes kill a booking when there’s agreement on all other deal points. 3. A cable interconnect advertising campaign offers the advantage of geographic targeting. 4. Concert promoters will sometimes give tickets away in exchange to promote or advertise a concert on a third-party media platform, such as an email mailing list of an organization.

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Which artist created one of the first pictorial records of the human disaster armed conflict leaves in its wake?

A. Louis Le Nain B. Jacques Callot C. Hyacinthe Rigaud D. Pieter Claesz

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The Paris Commune was formed in 1871 to __________.

A. govern the city separately from the rest of France B. restore Napoleon III to the throne C. defend Paris against the Prussian armies of Otto von Bismarck D. support the National Assembly

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