How did the Doctrine of Affections shape the mood of Baroque compositions?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: it was expected that a composition should affect the mood of the listener, and so it was important to maintain a
single mood for each movement

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Muhammad and his followers initially thought that music would

a. incite the baser passions of the people. b. distract the faithful from their true purpose. c. make Islam too similar to Christianity. d. cause Muslims to commit the sin of vanity.

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Mahler composed many operas in the German language

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The larger composition from which this excerpt derives was called what by its composer?

a) Ordre b) Lesson c) Partita d) Suite

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What is the letter name of the note one half step above the note marked with an "x"?

A. Ab B. A C. C D. Bbb E. B

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