Louis XIV rejected Gianlorenzo Bernini's Baroque design for a new façade for the Louvre, finding it too
a. similar to the Vatican colonnade.
b. simple and classical.
c. expensive to build.
d. elaborate and ornate.
Answer: d
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Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Romantic composers rejected the basic forms of the classical period and preferred to develop new forms of their own. b. Hector Berlioz's Treatise on Modern Instrumentation and Orchestration, published in 1844, signaled the recognition of orchestration as an art in itself. c. Musical nationalism was expressed when romantic composers deliberately created music with a specific national identity. d. To intensify the expression of the music, romantic performers made use of rubato, the slight holding back or pressing forward of tempo.
Before about 1820, all of the following were common EXCEPT?
a) the concerto master b) the prima donna c) amateur orchestras d) the conductor
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a) its place in the landscape b) its temporary installation c) its collaborative production methods d) its formal affinity to Minimal Art