Define contrapposto.

What will be an ideal response?


Weight shift (counterbalance).

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a. expanded musical in earlier music b. was influenced by new sources for music such as Africa and Asia c. revived practices that were in fashion centuries earlier d. probed new and untested way of creating music e. All of these choices

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What action brought an end to Phillip II's success and good fortune?

A. his campaign against the Turks in the Mediterranean B. his invasion of Portugal C. his campaign against the Muslims in southern Spain D. his campaign against the United Provinces in the northern Netherlands

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Mozart wrote operas in all of the following styles except ____

A) opera buffa B) Singspiel C) Tragédie lyrique D) opera seria

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The theatrical actor, as opposed to the film actor, uses makeup primarily to

A. subtly hide blemishes. B. enlarge their features. C. glamorize themselves. D. change familiar features.

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