Which of Haydn's compositions reflect the political and military events of the Napoleonic Wars?
A) Symphony No. 31, the "Hornsignal"
B) Sonata No. 52 in E-flat major
C) String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3, the "Emperor"
D) The Creation
C
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a. Alexander II's emancipation of Russian serfs b. the Russian Civil War c. the Crimean War d. Napoleon's invasion of Russia
For what purpose was an orchestra in classical Athens most likely used?
a. a podium for speech-making in the marketplace b. storing props and costumes c. educating young boys in musical theory d. a dancing area for a tragic chorus
Other than being an interesting work of art, what is the function of the painting Portuguese Synagogue, Amsterdam by Emanuel de Witte?
a. It provides a metaphor for eternal judgment. b. It records seventeenth-century building practices. c. It documents religious tolerance. d. It shows the strength of the painters' guild.
________ proposed a dialectical model according to which all reality, all history, and all ideas progressed toward perfect freedom
A. Hegel B. Shelley C. Blake D. Wordsworth