A throwback to the Italian Renaissance ranking system, the area of the stage farthest from the audience is still considered…

Which style trait is not applicable to early and middle Baroque music?

a. the basso continuo creates a powerful bass to support the melody b. characterized by repetitive rhythmic patterns and a strongly articulated beat c. emergence of melodic patterns idiomatic to particular musical instruments d. standard chord progressions begin to occur and modes are gradually limited to major and minor e. piano replaces the harpsichord as the principal keyboard instrument

Which composition is one of Schoenberg's most original creations in the atonal style?

A) A Survivor from Warsaw B) Piano Piece, Op. 11, No. 1 C) Pierrot Lunaire D) String Quartet No. 4