Along with Futurist performance, the ballets of Vaslav Nijinsky set to the music of Igor Stravinsky contributed to the characterization of modern art as __________.
A. an affront to public taste
B. a new type of lyrical expression
C. an entertainment for the working classes
D. a vehicle for the preservation of customs and traditions
Answer: A
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What is the term for the belief that the language of music could express many and varied emotions?
A) musica humana B) Stile rappresentativo C) Doctrine of the Affections D) musica secreta
Die Brücke artists favored traditional northern media such as ______________
A. woodcuts B. fresco C. pastel D. stained glass
Which of the following questions does NOT address one of the main criteria by which a critic judges a production?
A. Have the intentions been achieved? B. Was the attempt worthwhile? C. How will the review affect the production? D. What is being attempted?
What is the music-text relationship of this selection?
a) largely syllabic b) melismatic c) mostly neumatic with occasional melismas d) entirely syllabic except at section ends where it is melismatic