Which commercial outlet during the 19th century helped composers achieve financial independence?
A) concerts for the aristocracy B) composing church music
C) music publishing D) none of the above
C
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a. unites three figures in a single spiral. b. is the first truly Mannerist sculpture. c. is the first modern three-dimensional work to employ Classical contrapposto. d. shows emotion with unprecedented candor.
Cornpops were used in Finale to create the sound of what?
A. stepping on the shards of glass in the final scene B. stepping on potato chips in the party aftermath C. walking on gravel D. walking on leaves
Which statement best describes Symphony No. 99 in E-flat Major? a. All of these choices. b. It is the first Haydn symphony to include clarinets in the woodwind section. c. The second theme of the first movement is a transposed version of the firsttheme
d. Syncopated accents and chromatically sliding chords create a sense ofabrupt contrast and instability.
The general texture of "My Lord Help Me to Pray" can be characterized as
a. heterophonic and strophic. b. strophic and monophonic. c. monophonic. d. polyphonic and responsorial.