What term describes a musical motive that symbolizes a character or dramatic entity in Wagner's operas?

A) idée fixe
B) thematic transformation
C) leitmotive
D) Hauptstimme


C

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What is the term for the harmonic progression, written by George Gershwin, that is used in "Cotton Tail?"

a) groove time b) jazz stacks c) harmony changes d) rhythm changes

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The most effective blocking is preplanned and set early in rehearsal with little to no modifications through the rehearsal process

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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An alternative to illusionistic/realistic scene design is

A. postmodernism. B. abstraction. C. interculturalism. D. all of these choices

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Portraits of husbands and wives were rare on the tombs of freedmen during the Augustan period

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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