What kinds of instruments are used in the beiguan ensemble recording of “Qi Cun Lian” (“Seven-Inch Lotus”)? What kind of music does this ensemble perform? (Be sure to use the instrumental and not the vocal version of this music.)
What will be an ideal response?
• The beiguan ensemble on this recording is a band of wind and percussion players
who perform outdoor ritual music, predominantly at funerals and temple festivities.
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The commission Richard Serra received for the sculpture Tilted Arc was funded by the _________.
a. Art in Architecture program that was supervised by the GSA b. Works Progress Administration c. National Endowment for the Arts d. Civilian Corps of Engineers e. private financers that owned the building and the plaza that Tilted Arc was being set in
Pages of a script needed for voice-overs should always be stapled together
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What type of chant involves a chorus responding to a solo singer?
a) florid b) measured c) responsorial d) laudation
Composers in the Classical period did not write the cadenzas for their concertos; they
only indicated where a cadenza should appear.
a. true b. false