The short sets of stylized dance pieces for lute or keyboard popular during the Renaissance were expanded in the Baroque to multimovement works called
A. canons.
B. suites.
C. gigues.
D. fugues.
Answer: B
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a. nonlinear. b. episodic. c. nontraditional. d. anticlimactic.
Which element depicted in this object links its scene to the quasi-religious theme of courtly love?
A. The knight kneeling before his beloved doubles as prayerful devotion to Mary, Queen of Heaven. B. The troubadour singing a love poem to his lady recalls chanting that accompanies liturgy. C. The knight at center raises a sword in the manner of a defender of the faith. D. The decorative gold background of the scenes mimics the light of heaven surrounding the figures.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Postmodernist art is defined by:
a. welcoming the artistic past into the present. b. celebrating diversity. c. acknowledgment of social, political, and historical issues. d. all of these. e. none of these.