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This singing style provides the audience with character development. it expresses feeling or emotion rather than narrating the drama’s action. All or part of the orchestra, including the basso continuo, accompanies the singer.

The musical texture involving two or more simultaneously sounding lines is called __________. The lines are often independent and create counterpoint.

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.

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? 

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

This composer was born in Germany, he spent time in Italy perfecting his compositional style, and then made his career in England, where he won fame and fortune writing Opera Seria, oratorios, and other works.

Any element of music (rhythm, melody, or harmony) that continually repeats is called ____________.

The literal definition of this term is “same sounding”.

Thirteenth-century musicians in France devised this to specify musical rhythm as well as pitch.

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).