The technique in opera in which the characters sing through lines that would usually be spoken is called
a. aria.
b. recitative.
c. leit-motif.
d. libretto.
b
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a. Musorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, “Promenade” b. Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique c. Wagner, Ride of the Valkyries d. Musorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition, “Great Gate of Kiev” e. Brahms, Violin Concerto
How does And the Soul Shall Dance begin?
A. The Murata's bathhouse has just burned to the ground. B. The Oka's farm is being foreclosed upon. C. Murata has just married his new wife who came from Japan. D. The Murata's daughter has become pregnant.
The west portal of ________constitutes the most complete and impressive surviving ensemble of Early Gothic sculpture.
a. Amiens Cathedral b. Chartres Cathedral c. Notre Dame, Paris d. Laon Cathedral
An example of a site-specific artwork is ____
a. Mona Lisa b. Open Air c. Feathered Headdress of Moctezuma d. Landscape at Aix, Mount Sainte-Victoire