Which statement is not reflective of the changes that occurred in opera during
the Classical period
a. became a powerful voice for social change during the Enlightenment
b. scenes with more than one character singing at a time in a vocal ensemble
were avoided
c. heroic, statue-like characters replaced by more natural, realistic ones drawn
from everyday life
d. music moved fluidly between arias and recitatives
e. rapid changes in musical style reflect quick-moving, often comic, events on
stage
B
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s impression of the city in Street, Berlin differs from the image of urban life in Sonia Delaunay-Terk’s Le Bal Bullier in its emphasis on
a) emotional intensity. b) reverence for the past. c) youthful vitality. d) technological innovation.
The high podium and single flight of stairs of the Roman Temple of Portunus reflects the influence of the _____
A) ?Greeks B) Samnites? C) Etruscans? D) Minoans
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a) jagged syncopations b) predilection for the major mode c) large melodic leaps d) sudden dynamic contrasts