Comic relief refers to

a. falling action within a comedy.
b. slapstick action.
c. witty dialogue.
d. action created to ease emotional tension at strategic points within a serious play.


d. action created to ease emotional tension at strategic points within a serious play.

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a. a recognizable and memorable series of notes that form a cohesive musical line b. an arrangement of pitches that ascend and descend in a fixed, unvarying pattern c. the movement of music through time d. a short, distinctive figure e. the element that adds depth and dimension to music

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The Sphinx of Taharqo embodies the role of __________ in late Egyptian art.

A. foreigners B. women C. mysticism D. death

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How are Wagner's Leitmotif ideas developed in musical ways?

a. in similar ways to the themes of a sonata-form movement b. using ritornello principle c. through declamatory recitative d. using pervading heterophony

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32-bar song form is found in

A. folk songs. B. art songs. C. religious music. D. all of these.

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