Haydn was born into the nobility, but his family disowned him when he expressed his desire to become a musician.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

Haydn's parents, both of peasant stock, seem to have encouraged their son's musical ability and entrusted his earliest musical training to a relative, Johann Franck.

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Unlike the other musical properties, distinctions in timbre are not measurable by ____________, but by the shapes and frequencies of the _______________ produced by a voice or instrument

A) the performer; audience response B) traditional standards; high sounds C) listening; visual effect D) degree; sound waves E) the human ear; robots

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This composer is known as the “poet of the piano” and considered a national

hero in Poland.

a. Schubert b. Berlioz c. Liszt d. Clara Schumann e. Chopin

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Outside of Africa, it first became commonplace for musicians of African origin to entertain white audiences on which continent?

a. Asia b. Europe c. North America d. South America

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The "sighingfigure" of Mozart's Symphony no. 40 is first heard __________

a) as the first theme b) as the second theme c) in the development d) in the reposition

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