Identify the statement regarding comic opera (opera buffa) that does not apply
a. employed spoken dialogues and simple songs
b. made use of everyday characters and situations
c. it was beautiful, grandiose, somewhat stiff, and expensive to produce
d. featured sight gags and bawdy humor
e. stories often conveyed middle-class values and promoted social change
ANSWER: c
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a. support the vocals and provide a march beat b. supply ragtime rhythms and improvise collectively c. supply the melody line and the harmony d. supply the harmony and mark the beat
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The word "renaissance" means...
A. "spirituality." B. "stability." C. "rebirth." D. "life."
The fugue entrances alternate between the tonic and dominant keys, with those in the dominant called the
A. answer. B. countersubject. C. subject. D. counteranswer.