What is meant by the term “encore”?
a. the gradual decrease in the volume of sound
b. an instrumental genre in which one or more soloists play with and against a
larger orchestra
c. an extra piece added at the end of a concert by a performer to gratify an
appreciative audience
d. music that has endured the test of time and requires a particular set of skills to
perform or appreciate it
e. a short, distinctive melodic figure that stands by itself
C
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During the late nineteenth century, European countries divided up most of Africa and sought to impose their
languages, governmental forms, and ideas about effective theatre practices on the territories they controlled. Nevertheless, indigenous forms and performance conditions persisted.
a. True b. False
"Taruna Jaya" (PL 7-9) differs from Javanese gamelan because of its
A. cyclic musical form. B. types of instruments (bronze gongs and metallophones). C. extremely fast tempo. D. shimmering timbre and rapid-fire melody.