What did the inventors of early opera think they were reviving?
a. organum
b. symphony
c. ancient Greek drama
d. ancient Roman oratory
e. Gothic romances
ANSWER: c
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the piano while the right hand does this:
a. plays chords on the upper part b. plays repeated riffs on the upper part c. plays the same thing on the upper part d. rests
According to the text, Jo Mielziner's set design for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which depicted the outline of a house through which the cityscape could be viewed as it loomed over the home, is a good example of what?
A. The creation of a world on stage that closely resembles "real" life B. The creation of a world that is more abstract, symbolic, and evocative of real life C. The creation of a world that is a combination of "real" life and a more abstract, symbolic world D. None of these choices
In the language of the Jamaican disc jockey, a ________ is a vocalist, also called "toaster".
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The vocal style, developed by Schoenberg, that involves producing tones that are half-sung and half-spoken is called ________.
A. Atonalsingen B. Sprechsingen C. Sprechstimme D. Sprechtonan