This music theorist was also an astronomer, mathematician, and musician. At one point he was convicted of murder, although his sentence was seven years of exile rather than death
A) Franco of Cologne
B) Jean des Murs
C) Boethius
D) Philippe de Vitry
B
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Consider Holbein's The Ambassadors. This painting highlights human achievement and institutions as personified by these men and the symbolic instruments on the shelves behind them. Identify the subjects and discuss the symbolism of the objects in this work. How does the distorted object in the foreground transform the painting's meaning?
What will be an ideal response?
How do portraits of Sabina differ from those of the imperial women in Trajan's household?
A) ?Sabina is never represented in the guise of a Greek deity. B) ?Sabina's aged features reflect the values of Republican verism. C) ?Sabina remains youthful and idealized in her portraits. D) ?Sabina is? represented with increasingly elaborate and flamboyant hairstyles.
In performance, syncopation is created
A) by using rhythmic motives. B) by accenting a tone on a normally weak beat. C) by using a variety of rhythmic patterns. D) by accelerating the tempo.
What is it called when a performer adds a note to a melody or spontaneously makes up a melody on the spot?
A. Polyrhythm B. Blue noting C. Call and response D. Improvisation