Which African American playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun (1959), which marked the beginning of
widespread attention for African American theatre artists?
a. Amiri Baraka
b. Lorraine Hansberry
c. August Wilson
d. Lloyd Richards
b
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Whose band was reincarnated as the Count Basie Orchestra?
a. Walter Page b. Bennie Moten c. John Hammond d. Lester Young
Identify the correct definition of "cavatina." a. A slow aria that features parallel thirds that glide mainly in conjunct motion, alilting rhythm in compound meter, and a slow-moving chord progression
b. A musical motive, normally occurring in the orchestral part of an opera,which symbolizes a character or dramatic entity. c. An entrance aria. d. A multi-sectional musical number at the beginning of the first act.
Which statement best describes Richard Wagner's cycle of four operas titled Ring of the Nibelung?
a. important in the development of late nineteenth-century ballet b. experimented with the tonalities of exotic instruments c. adapted the love stories and gay tales of traditional opera d. synthesized orchestral music, song, and staging in a "total" art work
Actors in Kabuki plays typically give large monologues
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.