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This work typifies the fascination Romantic composers had with supernatural and macabre or dark subjects.

The __________ has horizontal lines and spaces from which musicians read musical notation.

This composer’s works most consistently displayed the Impressionist style in music; he was delighted to be called a pupil of Claude Monet (1840-1926). 

Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker, is associated with this holiday.

This musical genre from the Classical period reflected many of the social changes occurring during the time.

Which two terms do musicians use interchangeably when referring to the organization of music around a central pitch?

This group or family of instruments formed the core of the Baroque orchestra.

Beethoven’s music foreshadowed the musical style of the Romantic era. All the traits listed below are characteristic of the style of both Beethoven and the Romantic period, with the exception of:

This document was an expression of despair over the onset of deafness. Beethoven wrote it as something akin to a last will.

This genre is a large-scale sacred composition including an overture, arias, recitatives, and choruses, but sung, whether in a theater or a church, without costumes, makeup, or scenery.