How did many twentieth-century artists respond to the extravagant furniture designs popular in the sixteenth-nineteenth centuries?
a. by designing country-inspired pieces
b. by designing extravagant, detailed pieces
c. by designing asymmetrical, detailed pieces
d. by designing simple, clean pieces

Discussion board 5 - the romantir areanocturne, op. 9 no 2 solo piano - chopin (peatured listening p 778)when you listen to this piece, what does it make you think of and how does it make you feel? what do you think "nocturne" means? is that an appropriate title for this piece? the piano uses rubato throughout - what effect does that have on the performance? do you think the use of rubato enhances the performance, or would you rather hear a steadybeat throughout the piece? after you post your answer, read and respond to the posts of at least two other classmates.