Mozart's comic opera "The Marriage of Figaro" (1786) captures the growing mood of __________ with the societal establishment in the decade leading up to the _____________
a. discontent; French Revolution
b. terror; Black Plague
c. apathy; 30 Years' War
d. joy; Age of Absolutism
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Match the following:
a. Tin Pan Alley b. march c. melisma d. cakewalk e. call-and-response f. interlocutor g. interpolation h. waltz song i. trio j. minstrel show k. olio l. parlor song m. songster n. vaudeville 1. Part of a song that offers a new melody, a contrasting mood, and usually is in a different key. 2. An 1800s variety show consisting of thematically unrelated musical acts and skits. 3. A dance fad of the 1890s. 4. Musical exchanges between a leader and the group. 5. A piece of popular music with three beats in a measure. 6. Songs written with the intention of being performed in someone's living room. 7. The nickname for the "street" in New York City where music publishing was headquartered. 8. The mid-1800 entertainment form which gave rise to American musical theater. 9. A dance or outdoor type of music with two beats per measure. 10. A book containing the lyrics of a popular song. 11. A section in a minstrel show that featured a wide range of acts. 12. The insertion of a song into a musical comedy simply because it was a popular piece. 13. Several notes sung to a single syllable. 14. The straight man in a minstrel show who would ask questions of the endman and invite comical responses.
The purpose of the pagoda is rooted in its origins as a __________.
A. watch tower B. royal residence C. pyramid D. memorial to the dead
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Which artist painted a series of still lifes that he described as "offerings to the Virgin," probably a reference to Mary as the source of spiritual food for the faithful?
A. Juan Martínez Montañés B. Francisco de Zurbarán C. Juan Sánchez Cotán D. José de Ribera
_____ was the first “talkie” movie
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).