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In Baroque operas and cantatas, this emotion is associated with a descending bass line  particularly when the composition was in a minor key.

This Venetian, who was not only a skilled violinist but also an ordained priest (known as “The Red Priest” even though he wears a wig in his portrait), was the most influential composer in the creation of the Baroque concerto.

An advocate for what has come to be called “chance music,” this composer felt it was unnecessary for music to develop, climax, or be goal-oriented.  One composition consisted of amplifying and broadcasting the sounds resulting from chopping vegetables, grinding them up, and drinking the juice

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). 

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

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

To maximize (and sometimes minimize) the Romantic sound, composers prescribed an extravagant range of __________.  These extremes are typical of the Romantic period, an era that indulged in wild mood swings and excesses of many kinds.

This term describes when a performer momentarily alters the tempo to enhance the expressive quality of the music.

Which genre is a polyphonic composition for choir or larger chorus that sets a religious, sacred, or solemn text and is often sung a cappella? 

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