To which of the following musical genres does the term Lied refer?
a) a song for solo voice and (usually) piano
b) a melodic operatic aria
c) a chordal hymn setting
d) an operatic production that employs spoken text
a
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The best way to think of Chopin's music is
a. as huge symphonies and grand operas transposed for the piano. b. as medicine for what ails you. c. as loud, powerful statements. d. as poetry for the piano.
When Beethoven was guaranteed a handsome lifetime salary by three of his aristocratic friends, what stipulation accompanied the gift?
A) they were never to meet in public B) he should dedicate at least one composition a year to each contributor C) that he remain a citizen of Vienna D) all of these choices
The premiere of Fidelio was a triumph and Beethoven immediately began planning another opera, a sequel entitled Leonore, although he never completed anything more than the overture
A) true B) false
The computer screen is divided into an invisible grid of points called __________
A. bits B. bytes C. pixels D. plotters