Froberger's Suite No. 6 in C Major was written as a lament on the occasion of:
A) the fatal fall of a prominent French lutenist down a flight of stairs
B) the death of Ferdinand IV, his patron's son and heir
C) his being robbed by pirates
D) the death of Emperor Ferdinand III
B
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On Christ in Majesty from the Church of San Climent, Tahull, Spain, whose influence is seen in the frontal pose, the repeated lines, and the alpha and omega symbols?
a. Byzantine b. Ottonian c. Mozarabic d. Hiberno-Saxon
Gregorian chant, despite the diversity of musical styles, shares all of the following qualities with the exception of: a. sung in unison. b. emphasizes a smooth rhythm with no syncopation to disturb the metricalstructure
c. tendency toward stepwise movement without large melodic leaps. d. avoids overt musical gestures to express the text.