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According to our class lectures (specifically for the purpose of our class), culture can be – basically – described as an internal database built over time using life experiences to guide action and interaction. 

Music Theatre in the Nineteenth Century Which of the following characteristics is NOT typical of opera comique?

How did Romantic composers express their nationalism?  Give at least three examples.

Post-Romanticism Like in literature and painting, Claude Debussy strived to compose music that hinted at an atmosphere or experience which allowed the listener to pull from their background experiences and fill in the details.  This was called __________ in music.

Twentieth-Century Revolutionaries Who is the composer who invented the twelve-tone technique where all 12 tones within an octave are arranged in a series or row which provides harmonic and melodic material on which a composition is based?

Twentieth-Century Revolutionaries Which fact is NOT an important contribution to the musical world by John Cage?

Romantic Vocal & Piano Music: Solos and Vocal Ensembles Match the following character pieces with the most appropriate description. Polonaise Etude Ballad Prelude

Romantic Orchestral Music Music to be performed during a performance of a play is:

Romantic Orchestral Music Music organized to extra-musical ideas is:

Romantic Vocal & Piano Music: Solos and Vocal Ensembles Chopin wrote long song-like melodies.