What term describes a many-voiced texture where different melodic lines are set one against another?
What will be an ideal response?
polyphony
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True or False
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A(n) ________ portrait shows the person on horseback
a. equestrian b. equine c. horse-and-man d. entasis e. natural
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Identify the statement that does not apply to the Symphonie fantastique
a. The idée fixe is a recurrent melody, or "obsession," that represents "thebeloved." b. The composer wrote a program to explain this five-movement symphony. c. The work received its premiere performance in December 1830. d. It recounts Berlioz's passionate infatuation for the soprano Marie Recio.
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A ziggurat is a
a. pyramid. b. fort. c. building made by Gudea. d. Mesopotamian temple platform.
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