Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 has long been thought to suggest tragedy and despair. Which interval, heard throughout

the first movement, has been used throughout the history of music to denote pain and suffering?



What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: the falling half step

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a) shawm b) castanets c) psalter d) recorder

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a.give people a connection to the service. b. prevent people from becoming bored or sad. c. make sacred words more beautiful. d. allow people to exercise their creativity.

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