Name the four families of the classic orchestra.

What will be an ideal response?


Strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion

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Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 ("Rákóczy March") is a nationalistic work in that it:

a. is an arrangement of a favorite patriotic tune among Hungarians. b. all of these choices. c. is named after a Hungarian general. d. used the Gypsy scale and imitated folk instruments, such as the cimbalom.

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What type of light has a precise beam that causes harsh shadows?

A) directional B) diffused C) base D) incident E) reflected

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Concerns that ___________influence at Nara had become too powerful led imperial advisors to move the capital to Kyoto near the end of the eighth century

A. Islamic B. Christian C. Daoist D. Buddhist

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Who was the first African American composer to have a work performed by a major symphony orchestra?

A. William Grant Still B. George Gershwin C. George Frederick Root D. George Chadwick

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