The story of Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) involves a young girl who, as part of pre-historic Russian pagan culture, has to dance herself to death in order to convince the gods to end winter and bring on spring.

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true

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A. It is a sonata for orchestra. B. It is an extended, ambitious composition exploiting the expanded range of the color and dynamics of the classical orchestra. C. It is a musical composition for orchestra, usually in four movements. D. It is a musical composition for solo instrument and orchestra.

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The process in which each voice in turn sings the same rhythmic motive, but two melodic motives that differ slightly in pitch is known as:

a. prima pratica. b. rhythmic imitation. c. point of imitation. d. emulation technique.

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Like Strasberg, Adler encouraged actors to delve into their personal lives in order to fully embody a character

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Actors at Peter Brook's Centre International de Recherche The?a?trales (CIRT)

A. experimented to find a universal communication system. B. worked exclusively using the Stanislavski technique. C. developed the idea of "emotional recall". D. trained in biomechanics.

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