What is an ostinato?
a. solo singing accompanied by a basso continuo
b. compositional style that exploits the strengths and avoids the weaknesses of
particular voices and instruments
c. the text of a chamber cantata, opera, or oratorio
d. a musical figure, motive, melody, harmony, or rhythm that is repeated again
and again
e. the repetition of a musical motive at successively higher or lower degrees of
the scale
D
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Identify the meter of the listening example (it does not begin on the downbeat)
a. duple b. triple
The string quartet ________.
A. is written for two violins, viola, and cello B. usually consists of four movements C. is the most important form in classical chamber music D. All answers are correct.
Which cultural influence is NOT reflected in art produced in India after 1200?
A. European B. Islamic C. Central Asian D. Byzantine
How could you describe the texture of "Since Robin Hood"?
a. polyphonic b. voices moving together in more or less the same rhythm c. declamatory d. all of the above