Which composer was born around 1300, studied in Reims (and probably Paris as well), and traveled widely as a secretary to the king of Bohemia before settling down in his home town?
A) Guillaume de Machaut
B) Franco of Cologne
C) Bernart de Ventadorn
D) Philippe de Vitry
A
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Donatello's sculptural work stands apart from much Early Renaissance art because of its:
a) religious content. b) use of contrapposto. c) lack of realism. d) harsh emotionalism.
The director generally makes the majority of creative decisions on a film.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Who was responsible for saving some of Western civilization's most priceless treasures-the musical manuscripts of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and Mendelssohn-from destruction during the bombing of Berlin during the Second World War?
A) Georg Schünemann, the foresighted music librarian of the Prussian State Library in Berlin, who subsequently, devastated by the destruction, committed suicide B) Joseph Goebbels, the ruthless minister of the German Department of Education and Propaganda C) Adolf Hitler, a self-professed devotee of classical music, and whose megalomania is ultimately responsible for the destruction of 20,000,000 lives D) no one is responsible, it was sheer coincidence that they survived the complete and total destruction of Berlin
What was the single most important genre of music to emerge in the Baroque era?
a. symphony b. string quartet c. opera d. etude e. the minuet