How are Beethoven’s symphonies different from those composed by Haydn and Mozart?

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Beethoven substantially lengthens his movements (giving them "majestic proportions") so that his symphonies
are twice as long as Haydn's; makes them more musically complex; adds more instruments to the orchestra

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Which stylistic characteristic distinguishes fourteenth-century figure painting in Siena from that produced in Florence?

A. the use of modeling to suggest three-dimensional forms B. the placement of figures in naturalistic and architectural settings C. an emphasis on jewel-like coloring and elegantly posed forms D. the use of tempera paint

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Sound-effects editors can influence an audience's perception of temperature.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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This selection features a number of examples of what its composer described as?

a) Leitmotivs b) harmonic cross relations c) Luftpausen d) recurring motives called the idée fixe

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What Puccini opera shares a plot with the musical Miss Saigon?

A. Madame Butterfly B. Manon Lescaut C. La Fanciulla del West D. La Bohème

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