Which operatic excerpt is an example of "simple recitative"?
a. "Possente spirto" from Orfeo
b. "A l'amara novella" from Orfeo
c. "Pur ti miro" from L'incoronazione di Poppea
d. "Funeste piagge" from Euridice
b
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What process creates disjunct melodic lines by placing the next note up or down
an octave?
a. atonality b. twelve-tone c. octave displacement d. ninth and eleventh chords e. chance music
Which answer best describes a “trill”?
a. a sound with a definite, consistent pitch b. a chord consisting of three pitches and two intervals of a third c. a musical tremor produced on a string instrument by repeating the same pitch with quick up and down strokes of the bow d. a distinctive motive that is sung or played in turn by each voice or instrumental line e. a rapid alternation of two neighboring pitches
How does the contemporary photographer Binh Danh memorialize victims of warfare in Southeast Asia?
a) He uses photographs from the Cambodia Museum of Genocide. b) He interviews victims of war. c) He publishes his work in special edition books. d) He sends his work on traveling exhibitions.
Portable statues of Hindu gods, meant to appear in processions, are most often made of what material?
A. Bronze B. Wood C. Stone D. Clay