Discuss the role of genre in the Golden Age in Spain
What will be an ideal response?
Golden Age plays did not keep to the classical distinctions of tragedy and comedy. Comedias, the secular dramatic works of the period, mixed serious and comic subject matter. There were many types of comedias including cloak-and-dagger plays, comedies of manners, honor plays, and romantic comedies that took up a variety of subjects including history, legend, the lives of saints, and current social issues.
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The keynote of a piece of music is also known as its
a. tonic. b. cadence. c. unison. d. dominant.
Which of the following best describes this composition's music-text relationship?
a) it is almost exclusively syllabic b) it is highly melismatic c) it alternates between syllabic and melismatic styles d) the text is highly intelligible as it is sung only by the highest voice over an instrumental accompaniment
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What is the term for the architectural members visible at the lower central part of this image?
A. Pointed arches B. Scissors arches C. X-arches D. Tribune arches
Based on the meter signature, how many measures does this sequence of notes represent?
A. 8 measures B. 6 measures C. 3 measures D. 4 measures E. 2 measures