This famous opera composer couldn't pass entrance examinations for the music conservatory, but became so revered in his country that he was elected to the Senate
A) Puccini B) Wagner C) Verdi D) Bizet
C
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The term ____ describes a technique in which all the instrumental parts double the vocal lines
A) colla parte B) col legno C) spiccato D) contrafactum
You are handed another complete play and told it comes from Rome. It tells the story of two young lovers who try to outwit their old fathers in order to romance. It is quite funny because it has lots of physical humor, visual gags, and outrageous puns. You know therefore that it is a play by:
a. Plautus b. Terence c. Seneca d. Horace e. Vitruvius
The transmission of information and meaning from one party to another through the use of shared symbols is called ______:
a. processing b. communication c. reflection d. filtering
How did the development of secular song influence the history of music?
a. Composers stopped composing for the Catholic Church. b. The Catholic Church persecuted the troubadours as heretics. c. Composers had the freedom to explore topics outside of religion. d.Secular songs prolonged the use of monophonic textures.