By 1750, the piano had almost completely supplanted the _______________ as the keyboard instrument of choice
A) bassoon
B) accordion
C) clavinova
D) harpsichord
E) portative organ
D
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A. shooting in available light. B. the handheld camera. C. direct sound recording. D. footage apparently shot on the fly.
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a. Franz Schubert b. W.A. Mozart c. Arnold Schoenberg d. Richard Wagner
Ma Rainey’s singing in this selection?
a. stays on a single pitch.? b. ?imitates a drunken person. c. ?is out of tune. d. ?exhibits the rhythms of ordinary speech.
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A) ?the perfection of organ-playing and the elaboration of Gregorian Chant B) ?the development of musical notation and the invention of the harpsichord C) ?the invention of the trombone and trumpet D) ?the secularization of the motet and the use of folk tunes in sacred music