In nineteenth-century opera, the orchestra: a. became less important as vocal lines became more important. b. was reduced to a small group as opera houses became smaller. c. became more important than the vocal lines; the voices now accompanied the orchestra. d. increased in importance, sometimes providing special effects and overshadowing the voices.

2.the bottom number of a time signature tells a. what kind of note equals one beat. b. how many beats are in the measure. c. how many measures are in the song. d. the tempo of the song 3. in the time signature 24, the is equal to one beat. a. half noted b. quarter note c. eighth note d. dotted half note 4. in compound meters, the beat is evenly divided . a. three b. five c. four d. two 5. in cut time a(n) equal to one beat. a. quarter note b. eighth note c. dotted quarter note d. half note 6. which of the following is not a dynamic marking? a. mezzo forte b. diminuendo c. alla breve d. pianissimo 7. are rhythmically equivalent to a half note. a. quarter b. whole c. sixteenth d. eighth 8. are rhythmically equivalent to a dotted quarter note. a. sixteenth b. quarter c. half d. eighth 9. to the degree of complexity of one or more musical parts that occur simultaneously. a. meter b. texture c. improvisation d. dynamics 10. which of the following pairs are not synonyms? a. alla breve, cut time b. meter, time signature c. note, pitch d. crescendo diminuendo

During which century can it be inferred that "the masque of the red death" probably occurred?

Behaviorists focus on behaviors that.. a are observable b are caused by unconscious desires and conflicts c people become consciously aware of d can be categorized into a theoretical system