Usually placed in the tenor, what is the name for a fixed melody uses as the foundation of a polyphony work?
a) ground bass
b) cantus firmus
c) cantus planus
d) cantilena
b
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The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) labor union does not have jurisdiction over which category of workers?
a. Composers b. Arrangers c. Copyists d. Music librarians
Listen to "Cielito Lindo" (PL 3-7) (Mexican mariachi). This piece is in
A. triple meter. B. quadruple meter. C. duple meter. D. seven-beat meter.
Which monastic order rejected figural sculpture in monastic settings?
a. Carthusians b. Franciscans c. Dominicans d. Cistercians
The pose of Mentuemhet, who was probably the most influential official of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty,
a) is similar to conventions found in the Old Kingdom. b) demonstrates the influence of Kushite traditions. c) suggests the influence of Roman conventions. d) is specific to Late Period Egypt.