Whenever Baroque composers felt the need to add a particularly sparkling sound to their orchestral music, they
typically added the trombone to the ensemble
a. true
b. false
ANSWER: b
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A. Esoteric sects B. Maitreya sects C. Paradise sects D. Hinayana sects
What is a "contrafactum"? a. An improvisatory technique used by church singers in Spain and Italy inwhich three voices embroidered the psalm tone, making simple chant soundmore splendid. b. A Christian society of laymen emphasizing religious devotion and charity;performing laude was an essential part of their fraternal life
c. A catch-all word to describe a polyphonic setting of a wide variety of strophicItalian poetry. d. The transformation of a secular piece of music to a sacred one; occasionallya sacred work is given a secular text.
The word aleatoric is derived from alea, the Latin word for
A. lice. B. rice. C. nice. D. dice.
Intensified food gathering and the taming of the dog occurred during the ________ period.
a. Late Bronze Age b. Neolithic c. Mesolithic d. Paleolithic