What is the literal meaning of bel canto?

a) beautiful singing
b) the singing of very rapid vocal passage work
c) virtuoso singing
d) generic term meaning recitative


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A. E A E A E F G E B. G D G D A B C G C. G C G C G A B G D. C F C F C D E C E. G D G D G A B G

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What term is applied to unaccompanied vocal music?

a. madrigalism b. recitative c. arpeggio d. a cappella e. falsetto

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What was one consequence of Confucianism on ancient Chinese art?

a)  Innovation was approached very cautiously. b)  Eroticism was integrated in many visual forms. c)  Painting was considered a trivial art. d)  Only realistic imagery was permitted.

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What songwriting team wrote many of the most popular musicals in the mid-twentieth century, including Oklahoma (1943), South Pacific (1949), and The Sound of Music (1959)?

A. Cohan and Dandy B. Gilbert and Sullivan C. Rodgers and Hammerstein D. George and Ira Gershwin

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