In the 1880's, undiluted African dance and music was kept alive through the performances of the
a. Creoles of Color.
b. New Orleans marching bands.
c. Mardi Gras Indians
d. blues music of the levy workers.
c. Mardi Gras Indians
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Of nineteenth-century music, it is correct to say that
a. personalized expression was avoided. b. the orchestra grew to grand proportions. c. the classical forms and rules were rigorously followed. d. All these answers are correct.
Modern-day exposure to and understanding of Swedish cinema of the 1910s is limited partly because of a 1941 fire that destroyed the negatives of the silent-era pictures produced by:
A. the Unione Cinematografica Italiana (UCI) in Italy. B. the Universum Film Aktien Gesellschaft (Ufa) in Germany. C. Nordisk in Denmark. D. Svenska in Sweden.
The Romanesque style is marked by...
A. its innovation of the pointed arch. B. its stark simplicity and use of the rounded arch. C. its movement away from the Church. D. its light and spacious cathedrals.
Which of the following statements is not true of Gothic music?
A. The strict rules and formulas that applied to Gothic art and architecture did not apply to Gothic music. B. There was a rise in secular (nonreligious) music. C. Gothic composers saw themselves as individual artists and did not want to remain anonymous. D. A new system of musical notation made the preservation of music possible.