Concert music by contemporary European composers such as Mozart and Haydn was widely appreciated by most American audiences in the 1700s.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
Americans of that time were for the most part unaware of the musical trends in Europe.
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Identify the composer and title of the listening excerpt
a. Barber, Adagio for Strings b. Schoenberg, “Madonna” from Pierrot lunaire c. Shaw, “Passacaglia” from Partita for 8 Voices d. Adams, A Short Ride in a Fast Machine e. Rouse, Amhrán from Concerto for Flute
In which of the following lines from his Adages does Erasmus seem to chide Henry VIII for being overly materialistic?
a. “What could be more idiotic than to be up in arms so childishly for the sake of a chit from a barbarous land?” b. “How childishly he goes crying to his mother!” c. “Hesiod . . . calls princes ‘gift-greedy.’” d. “Plato wrote that the only way for the state to attain happiness was for the supreme command to be given to philosophers.”
A gradual increase in volume is called a ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The koto is
A. an instrument that is used in only some forms of gagaku music. B. an instrument that is used in all forms of gagaku music. C. a board-zither chordophone that was first brought to China from Japan during the Meiji Restoration period. D. a Japanese chordophone that looks very much like a banjo.