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

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

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

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

Find the composer not  representative of the Classical period.

Dissonant chords add __________ to the music.

Identify the term that is synonymous with Gregorian chant.

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.

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