Which best defines a symphony as the term was understood during the French Baroque?
a) any instrumental work employing ritornello form
b) a four-movement work for orchestra
c) an operatic overture for instruments
d) any music for large instrumental ensemble
d
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When modern composers used shocking dissonances to shake their listeners out of a state of complacency with
Romanticism, audiences were typically grateful and praised the newest musical efforts.
a. true b. false
Like the Greek theatre which influenced it, the Roman theatre used a chorus to perform songs between
the episodes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.Anselm Kiefer was one of the most prominent Neo-Expressionists. His work:
A. dealt directly with the trauma of Germany's past. B. explored the role of the subconscious and dream images. C. consisted of mass-produced replicas of works of other artists. D. was an exploration of flatness. E. inserted words resembling advertising slogans into public places.
The wide-eyed appearance of Sumerian dedicatory statues is probably meant to suggest that these figures are
a) gazing in awe at the deity. b) all-seeing gods. c) warriors seeking blessings before war. d) priest-kings staring down evil.